Myopericarditis and myositis in a patient with COVID-19: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Concurrent myopericarditis and myositis can present in patients with pre-existing systemic inflammatory diseases. Here we present a case of myopericarditis and myositis associated with COVID-19, in the absence of respiratory symptoms.

Case summary

We present a middle-aged female with a history of hypertension and previous myopericarditis. The patient was admitted with symptoms of central chest pain, and ECG and echocardiographic features of myopericarditis. Her symptoms did not improve, and CT thorax suggested possible SARS-CoV-2 infection for which she tested positive, despite no respiratory symptoms. Whilst on the ward, she developed bilateral leg weakness and a raised creatine kinase (CK), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of her thighs confirmed myositis. A

SUBMITTER: Shabbir A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7665419 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature