Pan Afr Med J . Pericarditis complicating COVID-19 infection: a report of two cases

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Pan Afr Med J


. 2022 Mar 21;41:229.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.229.28816. eCollection 2022.
Pericarditis complicating COVID-19 infection: a report of two cases


Zainab El Mir ¹ , Hammam Rasras ¹ , Falmata Laouan Brem ¹ , Zakaria Bazid ^{1 2} , Nabila Ismaili ^{1 2} , Noha El Ouafi ^{1 2}



Affiliations

• PMID: 35721653
• PMCID: PMC9167472
• DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.229.28816

Abstract

COVID-19 infection is responsible for many complications, which can lead to a high risk of mortality. Respiratory manifestations are the most encountered, while that cardiovascular complications are classified as the most severe. We report two cases of COVID-19 infection complicated by pericarditis. In the absence of other etiology of pericarditis, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was considered as the behind cause. The treatment in these two cases was corticosteroids with colchicine, with good outcomes. In the presence of any cardiovascular symptoms, pericarditis related to COVID-19 should be suspected, in order to act swiftly and avoid complications as well as contamination.

Keywords: COVID-19; Pericarditis; case report; myocarditis; pericardial effusion.