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Cureus
. 2021 Nov 5;13(11):e19273.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.19273. eCollection 2021 Nov.
Unusual Presentation of a Rare Pneumothorax in a Patient With COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case Report
Mac Josh Reandelar[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Elizabeth Park[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Celestina D'Costa[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Armish Salahudin[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yusufal Mamoon[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory and systemic disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, pneumothorax (PTX) has only been reported as a complication of the virus-induced pneumonia in less than 1% of cases. The majority of them developed symptoms in the setting of either an underlying history of lung disease or being placed on a mechanical ventilator during admission. The authors report a unique case of PTX in a patient with a recent COVID pneumonia that did not fit the aforementioned clinical picture - a 41-year-old male with a complete collapse of his right lung who was previously admitted for COVID pneumonia with no known pulmonary history and was not intubated. A chest tube was placed with the resolution of the PTX and the patient is being monitored on the medicine floor.
Keywords: covid 19; covid-19 pneumonia; cytokine storm syndrome; pneumothorax (ptx); sars-cov-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus -2).
. 2021 Nov 5;13(11):e19273.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.19273. eCollection 2021 Nov.
Unusual Presentation of a Rare Pneumothorax in a Patient With COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case Report
Mac Josh Reandelar[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Elizabeth Park[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Celestina D'Costa[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Armish Salahudin[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yusufal Mamoon[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34881127
- PMCID: PMC8644113
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.19273
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory and systemic disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, pneumothorax (PTX) has only been reported as a complication of the virus-induced pneumonia in less than 1% of cases. The majority of them developed symptoms in the setting of either an underlying history of lung disease or being placed on a mechanical ventilator during admission. The authors report a unique case of PTX in a patient with a recent COVID pneumonia that did not fit the aforementioned clinical picture - a 41-year-old male with a complete collapse of his right lung who was previously admitted for COVID pneumonia with no known pulmonary history and was not intubated. A chest tube was placed with the resolution of the PTX and the patient is being monitored on the medicine floor.
Keywords: covid 19; covid-19 pneumonia; cytokine storm syndrome; pneumothorax (ptx); sars-cov-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus -2).