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Case Reports
. 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  1 , Nikolaos Spyridis  1 , Foteini Dasoula  1 , Panagiotis Krepis  1 , Eirini Eleftheriou  1 , Marianthi Liaska  1 , Giorgos Servos  2 , Despoina Maritsi  1 , Maria Tsolia  1
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Pericarditis as the Main Clinical Manifestation of COVID-19 in Adolescents

Dimitra Dimopoulou et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. .

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.

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