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

Part of: Echocardiography

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2021

Selman Gokalp Open the ORCID record for Selman Gokalp [Opens in a new window] ,
Erman Çilsal ,
Bekir Yukcu ,
Canan Yolcu ,
Gulsen Akkoc  and
Alper Guzeltas
Selman Gokalp*
Affiliation:
University of Health Sciences, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey
Erman Çilsal
Affiliation:
University of Health Sciences, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey
Bekir Yukcu
Affiliation:
University of Health Sciences, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey
Canan Yolcu
Affiliation:
University of Health Sciences, Istanbul Haseki Education and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey
Gulsen Akkoc
Affiliation:
University of Health Sciences, Istanbul Haseki Education and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Istanbul, Turkey
Alper Guzeltas
Affiliation:
University of Health Sciences, Istanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey
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Author for correspondence: Associate Professor S. Gokalp, University of Health Sciences, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Istanbul SBU Mehmet Akif Ersoy Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Hastanesi Turgut Ozal Bulvari No: 11, Kucukcekmece 34303, Istanbul, Turkey. Tel: +90 533 5151474; Fax: +90 212 4719494. E-mail: sgokalp@hotmail.com
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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-19pericardial effusioncardiac tamponadepediatric
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 31 , Issue 5 , May 2021 , pp. 842 - 844
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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