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Pan Afr Med J
. 2022 Mar 21;41:229.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.229.28816. eCollection 2022.
Pericarditis complicating COVID-19 infection: a report of two cases
Zainab El Mir[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hammam Rasras[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Falmata Laouan Brem[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zakaria Bazid[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Nabila Ismaili[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Noha El Ouafi[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
COVID-19 infection is responsible for many complications, which can lead to a high risk of mortality. Respiratory manifestations are the most encountered, while that cardiovascular complications are classified as the most severe. We report two cases of COVID-19 infection complicated by pericarditis. In the absence of other etiology of pericarditis, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was considered as the behind cause. The treatment in these two cases was corticosteroids with colchicine, with good outcomes. In the presence of any cardiovascular symptoms, pericarditis related to COVID-19 should be suspected, in order to act swiftly and avoid complications as well as contamination.
Keywords: COVID-19; Pericarditis; case report; myocarditis; pericardial effusion.
. 2022 Mar 21;41:229.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.229.28816. eCollection 2022.
Pericarditis complicating COVID-19 infection: a report of two cases
Zainab El Mir[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Hammam Rasras[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Falmata Laouan Brem[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zakaria Bazid[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Nabila Ismaili[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Noha El Ouafi[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35721653
- PMCID: PMC9167472
- DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.229.28816
Abstract
COVID-19 infection is responsible for many complications, which can lead to a high risk of mortality. Respiratory manifestations are the most encountered, while that cardiovascular complications are classified as the most severe. We report two cases of COVID-19 infection complicated by pericarditis. In the absence of other etiology of pericarditis, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was considered as the behind cause. The treatment in these two cases was corticosteroids with colchicine, with good outcomes. In the presence of any cardiovascular symptoms, pericarditis related to COVID-19 should be suspected, in order to act swiftly and avoid complications as well as contamination.
Keywords: COVID-19; Pericarditis; case report; myocarditis; pericardial effusion.