Expanding spontaneous pneumothorax in COVID-19 pneumonia: Case report and review of literature

Autor:	Afshin Mohammadi, Behdad Boroofeh, Alisa Mohebbi, Mohammad Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	ct chest pneumothorax covid-19 Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system RC666-701
Zdroj:	Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 258-262 (2021)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2008-5117 2008-6830
DOI:	10.34172/jcvtr.2021.16
Popis:	Coronavirus disease 2019 has presented itself with a variety of clinical signs and symptoms. One of these has been the accordance of spontaneous pneumothorax which in instances has caused rapid deterioration of patients. Furthermore pneumothorax may happen secondary to intubation and the resulting complications. Not enough is discussed regarding cases with COVID-19 related pneumothorax and proper management of these patients. The present article reports an elderly patient with spontaneous pneumothorax secondary to COVID-19 and reviews the existing literature.
Databáze:	Directory of Open Access Journals
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