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
Affiliations
- PMID: 33847300
- DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003096
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.