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Cureus . Acute Pericarditis Secondary to COVID-19 Infection

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Cureus


. 2021 Dec 26;13(12):e20709.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.20709. eCollection 2021 Dec.
Acute Pericarditis Secondary to COVID-19 Infection


Arminder Singh[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lam Nguyen[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Stephanie Everest[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Pinang Shastri[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Rahel H Alemu[SUP] 4 [/SUP]



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Abstract

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.

Keywords: covid pericarditis; nsaids; pericarditis; recurrent pericarditis; transthoracic echocardiography (tte).
 
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