Case Report
Volume: 5 | Issue: 9 | Published: Oct 07, 2021 | Pages: 265 - 269 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1615936374
Delayed pericarditis in a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia: a case report
Authors:
Christian C. Toquica Gahona
, Kavin Raj
, Monarch Shah
, Kesavan Sankaramangalam
, Riya J. Shah
, Keval V. Patel
Article Info
Authors
Christian C. Toquica Gahona
Internal Medicine Department, Saint Peters University Hospital, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ
Kavin Raj
Internal Medicine Department, Saint Peters University Hospital, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ
Monarch Shah
Internal Medicine Department, Saint Peters University Hospital, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ
Kesavan Sankaramangalam
Internal Medicine Department, Saint Peters University Hospital, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ
Riya J. Shah
Montgomery High School Skillman, NJ
Keval V. Patel
Cardiology Department, Saint Peters University Hospital, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ.
Publication History
Received: March 17, 2021
Revised: July 19, 2021
Accepted: July 19, 2021
Published: October 07, 2021
Abstract
Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome has been implicated in a wide spectrum of cardiovascular complications, from mild elevation in troponins to more severe cases such as pericarditis, cardiac tamponade, and myocarditis. We present a case of delayed onset of pericarditis in a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia. Case Presentation: A 68-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with fever for 5 days, weakness, and fatigue. Diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia with superimposed bacterial infection was made. By day 22 of hospitalization, new T wave elevations were seen in cardiac monitoring and confirmation was made with EKG and diagnosis of pericarditis was made. Initial troponin was
Keywords: ARDS, Case report, Critical care, COVID-19, Pericarditis SARS-CoV2, green
