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Acute pericarditis as a primary presentation of COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic is a highly contagious viral illness which conventionally manifests primarily with respiratory symptoms. We report a case whose first manifestation of COVID-19 was pericarditis, in the absence of respiratory symptoms, without any serious complications. Cardiac involvement in va...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Rajesh, Kumar, Jathinder, Daly, Caroline, Edroos, Sadat Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7437700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32816925
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-237617
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description The COVID-19 pandemic is a highly contagious viral illness which conventionally manifests primarily with respiratory symptoms. We report a case whose first manifestation of COVID-19 was pericarditis, in the absence of respiratory symptoms, without any serious complications. Cardiac involvement in various forms is possible in COVID-19. We present a case where pericarditis, in the absence of the classic COVID-19 signs or symptoms, is the only evident manifestation of the disease. This case highlights an atypical presentation of COVID-19 and the need for a high index of suspicion to allow early diagnosis and limit spread by isolation.
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spelling pubmed-74377002020-08-24 Acute pericarditis as a primary presentation of COVID-19 Kumar, Rajesh Kumar, Jathinder Daly, Caroline Edroos, Sadat Ali BMJ Case Rep Global Health The COVID-19 pandemic is a highly contagious viral illness which conventionally manifests primarily with respiratory symptoms. We report a case whose first manifestation of COVID-19 was pericarditis, in the absence of respiratory symptoms, without any serious complications. Cardiac involvement in various forms is possible in COVID-19. We present a case where pericarditis, in the absence of the classic COVID-19 signs or symptoms, is the only evident manifestation of the disease. This case highlights an atypical presentation of COVID-19 and the need for a high index of suspicion to allow early diagnosis and limit spread by isolation. BMJ Publishing Group 2020-08-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7437700/ /pubmed/32816925 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-237617 Text en © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. This article is made freely available for use in accordance with BMJ’s website terms and conditions for the duration of the covid-19 pandemic or until otherwise determined by BMJ. You may use, download and print the article for any lawful, non-commercial purpose (including text and data mining) provided that all copyright notices and trade marks are retained.https://bmj.com/coronavirus/usage
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7437700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32816925
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