Spontaneous pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema in COVID-19 patient: Case report.
J Infect Public Health
; 13(6): 887-889, 2020 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-378290
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome virus coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As known, COVID-19 has become a global pandemic and serious health problem. Disease mainly affects lungs and common findings are fever cough and shortness of breath. Computerized tomography (CT) has an important role in initial evaluation and follow up of COVID-19. Main (CT) finding of the disease is bilateral extensive ground-glass opacification (GGO) with a peripheral or posterior distribution, mainly involving the lower lobes. In this case report, we present a pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema case in a patient with COVID-19. To the best of authors' knowledge, it is the first illustrated case of pneumothorax accompanying COVID-19 pneumonia.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Pneumothorax
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Subcutaneous Emphysema
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Coronavirus Infections
Type of study:
Case report
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Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Infect Public Health
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
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Public Health
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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