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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[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nikolaos Spyridis[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Foteini Dasoula[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Panagiotis Krepis[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Eirini Eleftheriou[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Marianthi Liaska[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Giorgos Servos[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Despoina Maritsi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Maria Tsolia[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
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.
. 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[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nikolaos Spyridis[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Foteini Dasoula[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Panagiotis Krepis[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Eirini Eleftheriou[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Marianthi Liaska[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Giorgos Servos[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Despoina Maritsi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Maria Tsolia[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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.