Abstract

WHITELAW, D A  and  POHL, T. COVID-19 constrictive pericarditis. SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. [online]. 2022, vol.112, n.2, pp.86-86. ISSN 2078-5135.  https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2022.v112i2.16333.

COVID-19 has been reported to affect a variety of organs. We report a case of constrictive pericarditis in a patient who had contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Other possible causes such as tuberculosis and metabolic causes were considered, but excluded by special investigations.

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