Fever and Hyponatremia Unmasking Brugada Pattern Electrocardiogram in a Patient With SARS-CoV-2 Infection

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Brugada syndrome is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder that primarily affects myocardial sodium channels and has been associated with an increased risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Here, we report a case of a 58-year-old Hispanic male with a history significant for prior pulmonary tuberculosis infection who presented with pleuritic left-sided chest pain associated with body aches, productive cough, fevers, and chills and was found to be positive for SARS-CoV-2 by real-time reverse-transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR). Electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG) on presentation demonstrated a coved ST-segment elevation in V1-V2, suggesting Brugada pattern type 1 without evidence of ischemic changes. EKG changes normalized once fever and hyponatremia improved.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Cureus - 13(2021), 10 vom: 03. Okt., Seite e18578

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ayad, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Alyacoub, Ramez [VerfasserIn]
Gergis, Kirolos [VerfasserIn]
Noori, Muhammad Atif Masood [VerfasserIn]
Elkattawy, Sherif [VerfasserIn]
Abdelazeem, Basel [VerfasserIn]
Pullatt, Raja [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Brugada syndrome
Case Reports
Covid-19
Electrocardiogram
Fever
Hyponatremia
Sars-cov-2

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Date Revised 12.11.2021

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.7759/cureus.18578

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NLM332983390