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Pericarditis Associated With Acute Zika Virus Infection in a Returning Traveler

Jesse J Waggoner1, Nadine Rouphael1,2, Yongxian Xu1,2

  • 1Divisions of Infectious Diseases and.

Open Forum Infectious Diseases
|July 14, 2017
PubMed

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Zika virus infection can cause heart problems like pericarditis. This case highlights the need for doctors to consider cardiac complications in patients with Zika virus.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Virology

Background:

  • Zika virus outbreaks are common globally.
  • Cardiac complications from Zika virus are rarely documented.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report a case of pericarditis associated with Zika virus infection.
  • To increase awareness among clinicians regarding potential cardiac manifestations of Zika virus.

Main Methods:

  • Case report of a traveler returning from St. Thomas with symptomatic Zika virus infection.
  • Clinical presentation and diagnosis of pericarditis.

Main Results:

  • The patient presented with acute, symptomatic Zika virus infection.
  • Pericarditis was diagnosed during the acute phase of the infection.

Conclusions:

  • Zika virus infection can be associated with cardiac complications such as pericarditis.
  • Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion for cardiac involvement in patients with Zika virus.
Keywords:
Zika virus.pericarditis

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