Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in a Patient with COVID-19 / Neumomediastino espontáneo en un paciente con COVID-19
Rev. am. med. respir
; 22(2): 247-252, jun. 2022. graf
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Patients infected with SARS-CoV2 show various manifestations consistent with the multiorgan impact of this virus in the system of the human being. However, pulmonary conditions are the most predominant from slight ground glass infiltrates to severe involvement of pulmonary parenchyma. Pneumomediastinum is a rare expression that only occurs in 1% of patients. We present the case of a critically ill male patient with COVID-19 who develops pneumomediastinum without pneumothorax.
RESUMEN
RESUMEN Los pacientes infectados por SARS-CoV2 presentan manifestaciones variadas consecuentes con el impacto multiorgánico de este virus en la economía del ser humano. Sin embargo, las afecciones pulmonares son las predominantes, dado que abarcan desde sutiles infiltrados en "vidrio esmerilado" hasta un gran compromiso del parénquima pulmonar. El neumomediastino es una expresión rara que se presenta tan solo en un 1% de los pacientes. Presentamos el caso de un paciente varón con COVID-19 crítico que desarrolla neumomediastino sin neumotórax.
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Rev. am. med. respir
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Medicine
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Pulmonary Disease (Specialty)
Year:
2022
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Article
Affiliation country:
Argentina
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Santa Isabel de Hungría/AR