Cir Cir . Pneumomediastinum and air leaks secondary to COVID-19: Expectant vs. invasive management of a rare complication

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Cir Cir


. 2022;90(4):543-547.
doi: 10.24875/CIRU.21000607.
Pneumomediastinum and air leaks secondary to COVID-19: Expectant vs. invasive management of a rare complication


Arturo Y Hernández-Fonseca ¹ , Carlos Adrián Pérez-Martínez ¹ , Fernando Padilla-Santamaría ²



Affiliations

• PMID: 35944439
• DOI: 10.24875/CIRU.21000607

Abstract

in English, Spanish
Several alterations that, due to their pathophysiology, are collectively classified as "air leaks", have been rare complications of COVID-19 pneumonia. In the context of infection by SARS-CoV-2, the debate arises as to whether these are classified as spontaneous or secondary, since the multiple mechanisms of pulmonary structural damage that COVID-19 entails condition lung fragility in a patient in short time. For the above, we presents the case of a 36-year-old female patient with COVID-19 complicated with pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in order to illustrate and discuss these complications.

Keywords: Air leaks; Coronavirus infections; Daño pulmonar; Fugas de aire; Infecciones por coronavirus; Lung injury; Neumomediastino; Neumonía; Pneumomediastinum; Pneumonia.