Spontaneous pneumothorax and subpleural bullae in a patient with COVID-19: a 92-day observation.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
; 58(4): 858-860, 2020 Oct 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-780369
ABSTRACT
This report describes a patient with COVID-19 who developed spontaneous pneumothorax and subpleural bullae during the course of the infection. Consecutive chest computed tomography images indicated that COVID-19-associated pneumonia had damaged the subpleural alveoli and distal bronchus. Coughing might have induced a sudden increase in intra-alveolar pressure, leading to the rupture of the subpleural alveoli and distal bronchus and resulting in spontaneous pneumothorax and subpleural bullae. At the 92-day follow-up, the pneumothorax and subpleural bullae had completely resolved, which indicated that these complications had self-limiting features.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pleural Diseases
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Pneumothorax
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Blister
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Case report
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Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ejcts
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