Schwartz Beth, Rehman Waleed, Atluri Ramtej, Natole Kaitlin, Levine Miriam
Internal Medicine, Ascension St. John Hospital, Detroit, USA.
Cardiology, Ascension St. John Hospital, Detroit, USA.
Cureus. 2024 Jun 30;16(6):e63508. doi: 10.7759/cureus.63508. eCollection 2024 Jun.
Pericarditis and pericardial effusion related to COVID-19 can lead to cardiac tamponade. Most case reports describe these complications in middle-aged or elderly patients. This case highlights a 29-year-old healthy patient who developed cardiac tamponade requiring an emergent pericardial window within one week of COVID-19 infection. This case also highlights the utility of point-of-care ultrasound in diagnosing serious COVID-19 complications.
与新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)相关的心包炎和心包积液可导致心脏压塞。大多数病例报告描述的是中年或老年患者出现这些并发症。本病例介绍了一名29岁的健康患者,在感染COVID-19一周内发生心脏压塞,需要紧急进行心包开窗引流术。本病例还凸显了床旁超声在诊断严重COVID-19并发症方面的作用。