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Editor, Senior Moderator
Clin Case Rep
. 2025 Sep 29;13(10):e71042.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.71042. eCollection 2025 Oct. Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in a Patient With Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case Report
Merga Daba Mulisa[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Abel Tenaw Tasamma[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sebhatleab Teju Mulate[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Eskedar Ferdu Azerefegne[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
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Pneumomediastinum is a rare complication of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It can occur spontaneously or as a complication of mechanical ventilation. Patients typically present with chest pain or shortness of breath. There are only a few case reports of pneumomediastinum complicating a course of COVID-19 pneumonia. Here, we present a case of a 35-year-old male patient who presented with shortness of breath for 3 days. Subsequent evaluation using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and a chest computed tomography (CT) scan revealed severe COVID-19 pneumonia complicated by pneumomediastinum. He was managed conservatively for pneumomediastinum and was discharged with improvement.
Keywords: COVID‐19; Ethiopia; complications; pneumomediastinum.
. 2025 Sep 29;13(10):e71042.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.71042. eCollection 2025 Oct. Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in a Patient With Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case Report
Merga Daba Mulisa[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Abel Tenaw Tasamma[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sebhatleab Teju Mulate[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Eskedar Ferdu Azerefegne[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 41036152
- PMCID: PMC12479208
- DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.71042
Pneumomediastinum is a rare complication of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It can occur spontaneously or as a complication of mechanical ventilation. Patients typically present with chest pain or shortness of breath. There are only a few case reports of pneumomediastinum complicating a course of COVID-19 pneumonia. Here, we present a case of a 35-year-old male patient who presented with shortness of breath for 3 days. Subsequent evaluation using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and a chest computed tomography (CT) scan revealed severe COVID-19 pneumonia complicated by pneumomediastinum. He was managed conservatively for pneumomediastinum and was discharged with improvement.
Keywords: COVID‐19; Ethiopia; complications; pneumomediastinum.