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Case Reports
. 2021 Jul 21;13(7):e16547.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.16547. eCollection 2021 Jul.

Acute Pericarditis Due to SARS-COV-2 in a Kidney Transplant Recipient

Harpreet Gill  1 , Paul Beinhoff  2 , Morgan Lamberg  3 , Tej Mehta  4
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Acute Pericarditis Due to SARS-COV-2 in a Kidney Transplant Recipient

Harpreet Gill et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is highly contagious and typically presents with respiratory complications. Non-respiratory etiology has been increasingly identified in the literature, including cardiac manifestations. Here, we discuss an atypical case recently treated for SARS-CoV-2 presenting with acute pericarditis. Our patient's medical history of autoimmune disease and renal transplant further complicated her care. There is currently no standard of therapy for SARS-CoV-2-related pericarditis. We would like to highlight increased awareness of this rare complication as well as successful treatment regimens for acute management of the disease.

Keywords: covid 19; kidney transplant recipient; remdesivir; sars-cov-2; viral pericarditis.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1. Electrocardiogram Following Readmission to Emergency Department
Point of care EKG from her ED admission showing left axis deviation and premature atrial complexes in addition to pathognomonic features of pericarditis.
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