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- Title
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in the course of COVID-19 disease: A case report and review of the literature.
- Authors
Kipourou, Maria; Karozis, Konstantinos; Lampridis, Savvas; Gkintikas, Stergios; Molyvas, Dimitrios; Koutoukoglou, Prodromos; Kaitalidou, Elisavet; Giannopoulou, Irina; Tsanaktsidis, Ioannis; Karapiperis, Dimitrios
- Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the SARS-CoV-2, has resulted in widespread global morbidity and mortality. Herein, we report a case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema of the neck and chest wall in a patient hospitalized with respiratory failure due to COVID-19. Since our patient was not treated with mechanical ventilation, this case demonstrates that spontaneous pneumomediastinum can appear in patients with COVID-19 regardless of barotrauma and highlights the pathophysiology of this complication.
- Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic; SUBCUTANEOUS emphysema; COVID-19; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; LITERATURE reviews; SARS-CoV-2
- Publication
Pneumon, 2021, Vol 34, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
1105-848X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18332/pne/136001