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Caspian J Intern Med 2020, 11 - Covid 19 Supplement 1: 569-571 |
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Dehghani Firouzabadi M, Goudarzi S, Dehghani Firouzabadi F, Moosaie F. Complete heart block and itchy rash in a patient with COVID-19. Caspian J Intern Med 2020; 11 :569-571
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Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center (EMRC), Vali-Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , fatemehdehghanifirouzabadi@gmail.com
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Background: The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global crisis, as the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a global pandemic. Complete heart block, resulting from an abnormal heart rhythm, is a rare presentation of this infection, which can be life-threatening due to possible progression into ventricular tachycardia.
Case Presentation: We report a critical case of COVID-19 in a young woman without any medical history. She was admitted to the hospital with a rare, but serious presentation of temporary complete heart block with a skin rash after three weeks of treatment with an antiviral agent and hydroxychloroquine. The result of cardiac monitoring, using a Holter monitor, was normal, and her sinus rhythm returned to normal without any interventions.
Conclusion: This case emphasized the importance of regular follow-ups for patients with COVID-19 and highlighted the need for attention to unusual presentations, such as brief episodes of unconsciousness and chest pain.
Case Presentation: We report a critical case of COVID-19 in a young woman without any medical history. She was admitted to the hospital with a rare, but serious presentation of temporary complete heart block with a skin rash after three weeks of treatment with an antiviral agent and hydroxychloroquine. The result of cardiac monitoring, using a Holter monitor, was normal, and her sinus rhythm returned to normal without any interventions.
Conclusion: This case emphasized the importance of regular follow-ups for patients with COVID-19 and highlighted the need for attention to unusual presentations, such as brief episodes of unconsciousness and chest pain.
Keywords: Arrhythmia, Complete heart block, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Skin Manifestation, Cutaneous Rash, Itching rash.
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Cardiology
Received: 2020/06/4 | Accepted: 2020/08/15 | Published: 2020/10/19
Received: 2020/06/4 | Accepted: 2020/08/15 | Published: 2020/10/19
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