Hemorrhagic Cardiac Tamponade-An Unusual Threat in the COVID-19 Recovery Phase.
Medicina (Kaunas)
; 59(1)2022 Dec 20.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2236496
ABSTRACT
Cardiac tamponade is a rare presentation in patients with COVID-19, which may be induced by the associated exacerbated inflammatory response. The onset of cardiac tamponade may be concomitant with the acute phase of the disease or may develop subsequently as a new health condition secondary to the disease. We report four cases of cardiac tamponade that occurred late after the acute phase of the disease. One of them may be considered a post-acute complication of the disease, and three of them may be classified as a new health condition induced by COVID-19. Only two cases had a history of severe respiratory distress due to COVID-19. In all four cases, pericardiocentesis was imposed, and surprisingly, in every case, hemorrhagic fluid was evacuated. In this case, series, immune-mediated etiology is supported by histopathological results, where the main identified feature was fibrous pericarditis with inflammatory infiltrate. Only one patient included in this report died, and three of them were discharged after anti-inflammatory treatment was initiated.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pericarditis
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Cardiac Tamponade
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Etiology study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Medicina59010003
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