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Case Rep Med . Spontaneous Tension Pneumothorax as a Complication of COVID-19

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Case Rep Med


. 2021 Jan 4;2021:4126861.
doi: 10.1155/2021/4126861. eCollection 2021.
Spontaneous Tension Pneumothorax as a Complication of COVID-19


Muhammad Umar Shahzad[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jennie Han[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mohammad Ishack Ramtoola[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Vasileious Lamprou[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Urmi Gupta[SUP] 2 [/SUP]



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Abstract

Key Clinical Message. Tension pneumothorax is an uncommon presentation in patients with SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) or COVID-19 pneumonia. We present a case of tension pneumothorax in a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia and myocarditis. This was an unlikely diagnosis in a patient with no known underlying lung condition and no other precipitating factors such as barotrauma. In an acute deterioration of patients with SARS-CoV-2, it is important to always consider alternative diagnoses and repeat imaging.
 
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