Cardiac tamponade and intracerebral hemorrhage in a child with COVID-19: Case report

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic according to statements by the World Health Organization. It affects both the adult and pediatric population; however, most information published corresponds to the former, generating a knowledge gap for children. Pulmonary involvement seems to be the most frequent manifestation of the disease, although extrapulmonary conditions such as pericardial effusion and cerebrovascular diseases have been reported in adults. However, according to our review, none have been reported in children. We present the case of a 7-year-old male patient with a history of asthma and overweight who presented COVID-19, was hospitalized through the emergency service for pneumonia, and evolved with respiratory failure that required invasive ventilatory support. During his hospitalization, he presented cardiac tamponade and intracerebral hemorrhage with an unfavorable evolution and fatal outcome.