Subacute effusive-constrictive pericarditis in a patient with COVID-19

BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jun 11;14(6):e242443. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242443.

Abstract

We report the case of a previously healthy young woman, who developed a severe form of COVID-19 with massive pneumonia and acute pericarditis in whom constrictive physiology developed rapidly. To our knowledge, this represents the second reported case of SARS-CoV-2 constrictive pericarditis, a rare, but severe cardiac complication.

Keywords: COVID-19; pericardial disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pericardial Effusion* / diagnostic imaging
  • Pericardial Effusion* / etiology
  • Pericarditis* / complications
  • Pericarditis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Pericarditis, Constrictive* / complications
  • Pericarditis, Constrictive* / diagnostic imaging
  • SARS-CoV-2