Post-COVID-19 Kawasaki-Like Vasculitis and Endocarditis: A Case Report
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Background: Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) can cause mild to severe infection, but with a combination of inflammatory complications that target virtually anywhere in the body. Cardiac complications remain of utmost importance as they have the highest association with mortality.
Case presentation: A 32-year-old male presents with a fever of unknown origin for a period of 3 months post SARS-CoV-2 infection. He was found to have endocarditis and underwent an aortic valve replacement that was complicated by an aortic aneurysm, needing another surgery. The fever and aneurysm remitted after a new COVID-19 infection and the patient underwent a Bentall procedure with reimplantation of the coronary arteries.
Discussion: Cardiac complications of COVID-19 can range from small to large arteritis, valvopathy and aortic aneurysms, which can have significant morbidity and mortality, leading to the need of surgery and prolonged treatment. The scarcity of such cases makes reporting imperative so that clearer guidelines of management can be established.
Conclusion: Cardiovascular complications of COVID-19 remain the scariest and the least reported, which necessitates the presence of more evidence of their management, which can be lifesaving.
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