Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Rare Occurence.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
; 32(2): 230-232, 2022 Feb.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1675597
ABSTRACT
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum with COVID pneumonia is a rare occurrence with or without accompanying subcutaneous emphysema or pneumothorax. The aim of this study was to establish relation of this complication to severity of lung disease and its clinical outcome. The study was conducted for a period of seven months from April to October 2020 in the CT Department of Armed Forces Institute of Radiology and Imaging (AFIRI), Rawalpindi, Pakistan. All COVID positive patients having spontaneous pneumomediastinum on high resolution CT (HRCT) chest were included (n=14). These patients were assessed for severity of lung disease as per CT severity score (CTSS), and were followed up for their clinical outcome. All patients with spontaneous pneumomediastinum had moderate to severe degree of COVID pneumonia; mortality in patients with pneumomediastinum was 50%; and was seen in those patients who had greater severity of lung disease as per the CTSS. Key Words Spontaneous, Pneumomediastinum, COVID, Pneumothorax, Subcutaneous, Emphysema.
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Main subject:
Pneumothorax
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Subcutaneous Emphysema
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COVID-19
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Mediastinal Emphysema
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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Jcpsp.2022.02.230
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