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 orcid logo , Kavin Raj , Monarch Shah , Kesavan Sankaramangalam , Riya J. Shah , Keval V. Patel

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

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Pubmed Style

Christian C. Toquica Gahona, Kavin Raj, Monarch Shah, Kesavan Sankaramangalam, Riya J. Shah, Keval V. Patel. Delayed pericarditis in a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia: a case report. EJMCR. 2021; 07 (October 2021): 265-269. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1615936374

Publication History

Received: March 17, 2021

Accepted: July 19, 2021

Published: October 07, 2021

Authors

Christian C. Toquica Gahona

Internal Medicine Department, Saint Peters University Hospital, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ

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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.