COVID-19 Associated Spontaneous Pneumothorax and Pneumopericardium: A Case Report.

coronavirus covid-19 pneumomediastinum pneumopericardium pneumothorax

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
05 May 2021
Historique:
entrez: 11 6 2021
pubmed: 12 6 2021
medline: 12 6 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has been one of the largest and most devastating global pandemics of our time. There have been several complications of this disease that have also proven to be debilitating and deadly. While primarily affecting the respiratory system, some cases presented with uncommon complications such as pneumopericardium and spontaneous pneumothorax. We present a case of an elderly female diagnosed with COVID-19 found to have both spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumopericardium. She had a complicated hospital course and ultimately succumbed to her illness. While the pathogenesis of these conditions is not yet fully understood, further studies are needed to help clinicians develop treatment and prevention strategies to improve patient outcomes.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34113499
doi: 10.7759/cureus.14861
pmc: PMC8178127
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e14861

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021, Bistre et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Jacques Bistre (J)

Research, Dorrington Medical Associates, Houston, USA.

Steven Douedi (S)

Internal Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune City, USA.

Abbas Alshami (A)

Internal Medicine, Dorrington Medical Associates, Houston, USA.
Internal Medicine, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune City, USA.

Jeffrey Ndove (J)

Research, Dorrington Medical Associates, Houston, USA.

Joseph Varon (J)

Critical Care, United General Hospital, Houston, USA.
Critical Care, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, USA.

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