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Case Reports
. 2021 May;31(5):842-844.
doi: 10.1017/S1047951120004850. Epub 2021 Jan 7.

A case of a very large haemorrhagic pericardial effusion in an adolescent patient with COVID-19 infection

Selman Gokalp  1 , Erman Çilsal  1 , Bekir Yukcu  1 , Canan Yolcu  2 , Gulsen Akkoc  3 , Alper Guzeltas  1
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A case of a very large haemorrhagic pericardial effusion in an adolescent patient with COVID-19 infection

Selman Gokalp et al. Cardiol Young. 2021 May.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: COVID-19; cardiac tamponade; pediatric; pericardial effusion.

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