Open AccessPericarditis as the Main Clinical Manifestation of COVID-19 in Adolescents
Author(s) -
Dimitra Dimopoulou,
Nikolaos Spyridis,
Foteini Dasoula,
Panagiotis Krepis,
Eirini Eleftheriou,
Marianthi Liaska,
George Servos,
Despoina Maritsi,
Μαρία Τσολιά
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000003096
Subject(s) - medicine , pericarditis , covid-19 , acute pericarditis , respiratory system , disease , pediatrics , cardiology , intensive care medicine , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
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.