Acute Pericarditis Secondary to COVID-19 Infection

Copyright © 2021, Singh et al..

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Cardiac injuries are among the complications caused by COVID-19. This report presents the case of a 25-year-old patient hospitalized due to Coronavirus infection with the complication of recurrent acute pericarditis. The patient was treated with colchicine and high-dose ibuprofen, and the patient was then discharged in stable condition. This report demonstrates an effective treatment plan for acute pericarditis secondary to COVID-19 infection.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Cureus - 13(2021), 12 vom: 01. Dez., Seite e20709

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Singh, Arminder [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Lam [VerfasserIn]
Everest, Stephanie [VerfasserIn]
Shastri, Pinang [VerfasserIn]
Alemu, Rahel H [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
Covid pericarditis
Nsaids
Pericarditis
Recurrent pericarditis
Transthoracic echocardiography (tte)

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Date Revised 05.04.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.7759/cureus.20709

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM336398441