tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Cureus
. 2022 May 7;14(5):e24795.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.24795. eCollection 2022 May.
A Rare Complication of Pneumopericardium, Spontaneous Pneumothorax, and Subcutaneous Emphysema in a COVID-19 Pneumonia Patient Treated With High Flow Nasal Cannula
Mei L Tan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], George B Thomas[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM), unrelated to mechanical ventilation, has been newly described as a complication of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia without the associated risk factors. The main objective of presenting this case is to highlight a rare but important complication among patients with COVID-19 pneumonia treated only with a high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC). We aim to study the possible underlying pathophysiology of this phenomenon.
Keywords: covid-19; post covid-19 complication; post-acute covid-19 syndrome; sar-cov-2; simple pneumopericardium; spontaneous pneumomediastinum (spm).
. 2022 May 7;14(5):e24795.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.24795. eCollection 2022 May.
A Rare Complication of Pneumopericardium, Spontaneous Pneumothorax, and Subcutaneous Emphysema in a COVID-19 Pneumonia Patient Treated With High Flow Nasal Cannula
Mei L Tan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], George B Thomas[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35686259
- PMCID: PMC9170430
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.24795
Abstract
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM), unrelated to mechanical ventilation, has been newly described as a complication of patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia without the associated risk factors. The main objective of presenting this case is to highlight a rare but important complication among patients with COVID-19 pneumonia treated only with a high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC). We aim to study the possible underlying pathophysiology of this phenomenon.
Keywords: covid-19; post covid-19 complication; post-acute covid-19 syndrome; sar-cov-2; simple pneumopericardium; spontaneous pneumomediastinum (spm).