A case of a very large haemorrhagic pericardial effusion in an adolescent patient with COVID-19 infection.
Selman GokalpErman ÇilsalBekir YukcuCanan YolcuGulsen AkkocAlper GuzeltasPublished in: Cardiology in the young (2021)
An otherwise healthy 17-year-old adolescent boy presented with upper respiratory tract symptoms and was diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 infection. A haemorrhagic pericardial effusion was found in the transthoracic echocardiography. He was treated with pericardiocentesis, ibuprofen, and hydroxychloroquine. A large pericardial effusion may complicate COVID-19 in children and should be considered in acute decompensation.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- young adults
- respiratory tract
- mental health
- liver failure
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- sars cov
- case report
- computed tomography
- left ventricular
- pulmonary hypertension
- respiratory failure
- heart failure
- sleep quality
- intensive care unit
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- physical activity
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- atrial fibrillation
- postoperative pain