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Editor, Senior Moderator
Cureus
. 2022 Jul 7;14(7):e26627.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.26627. eCollection 2022 Jul.
Secondary Pneumothorax Induced by a Bronchopleural Fistula in a Patient With COVID-19 Pneumonia
Connor Smith[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Olivia Mobarakai[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Amber Bux[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ralph Kamel[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Neville Mobarakai[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
COVID-19 is a multi-system disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). One of the main highlights of the disease is the development of pneumonia complicated by adult respiratory distress syndrome. While spontaneous pneumothorax has been reported in some patients with COVID-19, bronchopleural fistula has seldom been reported as the primary cause in these cases. We describe the rare case of a young patient who developed a pneumothorax complicating COVID-19 and was found to have a bronchopleural fistula and empyema secondary to Staphylococcus aureus superinfection.
Keywords: bronchopleural fistula; covid-19; empyema; pneumonia; pneumothorax.
. 2022 Jul 7;14(7):e26627.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.26627. eCollection 2022 Jul.
Secondary Pneumothorax Induced by a Bronchopleural Fistula in a Patient With COVID-19 Pneumonia
Connor Smith[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Olivia Mobarakai[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Amber Bux[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ralph Kamel[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Neville Mobarakai[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35949738
- PMCID: PMC9356666
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.26627
Abstract
COVID-19 is a multi-system disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). One of the main highlights of the disease is the development of pneumonia complicated by adult respiratory distress syndrome. While spontaneous pneumothorax has been reported in some patients with COVID-19, bronchopleural fistula has seldom been reported as the primary cause in these cases. We describe the rare case of a young patient who developed a pneumothorax complicating COVID-19 and was found to have a bronchopleural fistula and empyema secondary to Staphylococcus aureus superinfection.
Keywords: bronchopleural fistula; covid-19; empyema; pneumonia; pneumothorax.