Brugada Pattern: Unraveling Possible Cardiac Manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

Brugada pattern COVID-19 Fever Pyelonephritis

Journal

Journal of medical cases
ISSN: 1923-4155
Titre abrégé: J Med Cases
Pays: Canada
ID NLM: 101551824

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
May 2021
Historique:
received: 09 01 2021
accepted: 21 01 2021
entrez: 13 5 2021
pubmed: 14 5 2021
medline: 14 5 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

We report the case of a 41-year-old patient with no family history of sudden cardiac death. The patient presented with high fever and vomiting and was diagnosed with acute pyelonephritis. Screening for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection was positive. An electrocardiogram (ECG) performed during a fever episode revealed a Brugada pattern. Fever can be a trigger for induction of the electrocardiographic Brugada pattern but it is still unknown if the cardiac involvement by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can interfere with myocardial ion channels.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33984098
doi: 10.14740/jmc3644
pmc: PMC8040451
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

173-176

Informations de copyright

Copyright 2021, Boncoraglio et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

None to declare.

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Auteurs

Maria Teresa Boncoraglio (MT)

Hospital Santa Maria Maior, Barcelos, Portugal.

Joana Esteves (J)

Hospital Santa Maria Maior, Barcelos, Portugal.

Francisca Pereira (F)

Hospital Santa Maria Maior, Barcelos, Portugal.

Joana Braga (J)

Hospital Santa Maria Maior, Barcelos, Portugal.

Carolina Veiga (C)

Hospital Santa Maria Maior, Barcelos, Portugal.

Daniel G Oliveira (DG)

Centro Hospitalar e Universitario do Porto, Porto, Portugal.

Pilar Barbeito (P)

Hospital Santa Maria Maior, Barcelos, Portugal.

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