Pericarditis as a Secondary Complication of COVID-19 in a Renal Transplant Patient
WMJ
; 120(4):313-315, 2021.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1619158
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
A wide range of complications from COVID-19 are being reported, including cardiac complications. CASE PRESENTATION A 71-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus complicated by focal segmental glomerular sclerosis status post kidney transplant presented with worsening left-sided chest pain after receiving treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia at an outside hospital. She was subsequently diagnosed with acute pericarditis, likely secondary to viral infection with COVID-19, and was successfully treated with aspirin and colchicine for 90 days without complications.DISCUSSION:
NSAIDs and colchicine are mainstays in acute pericarditis treatment. Though treatment presented a potential challenge given this patient's prior kidney transplant, aspirin and colchicine proved to be effective in treating her case of COVID-19-associated pericarditis.CONCLUSION:
This report has implications for future treatment of renal transplant patients with COVID-19-related pericarditis and emphasizes the need for research into the pathophysiology of pericarditis in the context of COVID-19, including risk factors and treatment.
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English
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WMJ
Year:
2021
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