Surgical Resections of Superinfected Pneumatoceles in a COVID-19 Patient.
Ann Thorac Surg
; 111(1): e23-e25, 2021 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-628384
ABSTRACT
Emerging studies on radiologic findings in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) report a high incidence of bilateral lung involvement, with ground-glass opacities imaging being the most common pattern on computed tomography. Cystic lesions, such as pneumatoceles, are rare, although they may occur in 10% of cases. Cyst formation may be explained by a focal pulmonary trauma caused by mechanical ventilation or infection-related damage to the alveolar walls leading to pneumatoceles. The superinfection of pneumatoceles is a potential life-threatening condition for which no standardized therapeutic algorithm has been accepted. We report a case of a COVID-19 patient successfully treated by lung resections for infected pneumatoceles.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Superinfection
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Cysts
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Observational study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann Thorac Surg
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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