Is Constrictive Pericarditis Associated with Long COVID, Its Vaccine, or Both?
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Pericarditis may develop after an infection or due to systemic diseases, tuberculosis, malignancy, or autoimmune diseases.Constrictive pericarditis results from inflammatory pericardial fibrosis.However, it may also be associated with concurrent medical conditions with an unclear etiology.A rare cause of constrictive pericarditis may be coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), which has been experienced in the recent past and whose effects are still observed.The condition may also be a long-term effect of the vaccine.To raise awareness of this rare cause, we have presented the case of a 33-year-old male with no chronic diseases in this article.
Source: Balkan Medical Journal
Authors: Çağlar Kaya, Kenan Yalta
Institution: Trakya University
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4401709039