Pneumothorax in patients with prior or current COVID-19 pneumonia.
Respir Med Case Rep
; 31: 101187, 2020.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-712106
ABSTRACT
As the number of COVID-19 cases emerge, new complications associated with the disease are recognized. We present three cases of spontaneous pneumothorax in patients with COVID-19. They show that a pneumothorax can occur during different phases of disease, in patients without a pulmonary disease history and is not necessarily associated to positive pressure ventilation or severity of COVID-19. Although the exact causative mechanisms remain unknown, this observation might imply that extensive alveolar destruction due to COVID-19 may lead to bulla formation resulting in subsequent pneumothorax.
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Respir Med Case Rep
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2020
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