Key result
COVID-19 infection was identified as the cause of constrictive pericarditis in a patient after excluding other potential etiologies.
Why the study?
COVID-19 affects a variety of organs, but its presentation as constrictive pericarditis warranted description.
Highlights SARS-CoV-2 infection as a potential etiology for constrictive pericarditis.
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Adds SARS-CoV-2 to the differential diagnosis for unexplained constrictive pericarditis.
COVID-19 has been reported to affect a variety of organs. We report a case of constrictive pericarditis in a patient who had contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Other possible causes such as tuberculosis and metabolic causes were considered, but excluded by special investigations.
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Whitelaw et al. (2022) studied this question. COVID-19 infection was identified as the cause of constrictive pericarditis in a patient after excluding other potential etiologies.
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