TY - JOUR T1 - Acute pericarditis as a primary presentation of COVID-19 JF - BMJ Case Reports JO - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2020-237617 VL - 13 IS - 8 SP - e237617 AU - Rajesh Kumar AU - Jathinder Kumar AU - Caroline Daly AU - Sadat Ali Edroos Y1 - 2020/08/01 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/8/e237617.abstract N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic is a highly contagious viral illness which conventionally manifests primarily with respiratory symptoms. We report a case whose first manifestation of COVID-19 was pericarditis, in the absence of respiratory symptoms, without any serious complications. Cardiac involvement in various forms is possible in COVID-19. We present a case where pericarditis, in the absence of the classic COVID-19 signs or symptoms, is the only evident manifestation of the disease. This case highlights an atypical presentation of COVID-19 and the need for a high index of suspicion to allow early diagnosis and limit spread by isolation. ER -