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Acute pericarditis: case report A 32-year-old man developed acute pericarditis following immunisation with COVID-19 vaccine [route and dosage not stated; time to reaction onset not clearly stated].The man presented with left-sided pleuritic chest pain with a pain score of 8/10, a few days after receiving second dose of . Chest pain was associated with palpitation, radiating to the axilla, and improved with leaning forward. He was hospitalised. Cardiac enzymes were normal. Serial electrocardiograms revealed pericarditis. Echocardiogram showed features of pericardial thickening. Infective markers and autoimmune screening were not significant. He was diagnosed with acute pericarditis secondary to COVID-19 vaccine.The man was treated with colchicine and unspecified non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Thereafter, he recovered well. A repeat echocardiogram after 1 week of treatment completion revealed resolved pericardial thickening and normal findings.

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Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)