Cardiac Tamponade After COVID-19 Vaccination.
J Emerg Med
; 62(2): 250-253, 2022 02.
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| ID: mdl-34996671
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Acute pericarditis is a diffuse inflammation of the pericardial sac with many well-defined etiologies. Acute pericarditis as a vaccine-related adverse event is a rare entity, and the association between pericarditis and the immunogenic response to Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines is still being fully characterized. CASE REPORT A previously healthy 18-year-old man presented with fever, pleuritic chest pain, and shortness of breath 3 weeks after receiving the first dose of a COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccine. The patient was found to have a large pericardial effusion with early tamponade physiology requiring pericardiocentesis. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS? As COVID-19 vaccination becomes more prevalent globally, physicians should be aware of pericarditis as a rare but potentially serious adverse reaction. Although a direct causal link cannot be demonstrated, we present this case to increase awareness among emergency physicians of pericarditis as a rare, but potentially serious adverse event associated with COVID-19 vaccination.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Pericardite
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Tamponamento Cardíaco
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article