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Pediatr Infect Dis J . Pericarditis as the Main Clinical Manifestation of COVID-19 in Adolescents

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  • Pediatr Infect Dis J . Pericarditis as the Main Clinical Manifestation of COVID-19 in Adolescents


    Pediatr Infect Dis J


    . 2021 May 1;40(5):e197-e199.
    doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003096.
    Pericarditis as the Main Clinical Manifestation of COVID-19 in Adolescents


    Dimitra Dimopoulou 1 , Nikolaos Spyridis 1 , Foteini Dasoula 1 , Panagiotis Krepis 1 , Eirini Eleftheriou 1 , Marianthi Liaska 1 , Giorgos Servos 2 , Despoina Maritsi 1 , Maria Tsolia 1



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    Abstract

    Children and adolescents with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection usually have a milder illness, lower mortality rates and may manifest different clinical entities compared with adults. Acute effusive pericarditis is a rare clinical manifestation in patients with COVID-19, especially among those without concurrent pulmonary disease or myocardial injury. We present 2 cases of acute pericarditis, in the absence of initial respiratory or other symptoms, in adolescents with COVID-19.


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