@article{3103155, title = "Pericarditis as the main clinical manifestation of covid-19 in adolescents", author = "Dimopoulou, D. and Spyridis, N. and Dasoula, F. and Krepis, P. and Eleftheriou, E. and Liaska, M. and Servos, G. and Maritsi, D. and Tsolia, M.", journal = "The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal", year = "2021", pages = "E197-E199", publisher = "Lippincott Williams and Wilkins", issn = "0891-3668, 1532-0987", doi = "10.1097/INF.0000000000003096", keywords = "adolescent; case report; complication; diagnostic imaging; female; human; isolation and purification; lung; male; pathology; pericardial effusion; pericarditis; virology, Adolescent; COVID-19; Female; Humans; Lung; Male; Pericardial Effusion; Pericarditis; SARS-CoV-2", abstract = "Children and adolescents with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection usually have a milder illness, lower mortality rates and may manifest different clinical entities compared with adults. Acute effusive pericarditis is a rare clinical manifestation in patients with COVID-19, especially among those without concurrent pulmonary disease or myocardial injury. We present 2 cases of acute pericarditis, in the absence of initial respiratory or other symptoms, in adolescents with COVID-19. Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved." }