Case Report: COVID-19–Associated Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax—A Literature Review

COVID-19 is a pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, primarily affecting the respiratory tract. Pulmonary complications of COVID-19 may include acute respiratory distress syndrome and pulmonary embolism. Pneumothorax has been recently reported in association with COVID-19. We report a case of COVID-19 pneum...

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Autores principales: Alhakeem, Ayat, Khan, Muhammad Mohsin, Al Soub, Hussam, Yousaf, Zohaib
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7470558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32666917
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0680
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Sumario:COVID-19 is a pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, primarily affecting the respiratory tract. Pulmonary complications of COVID-19 may include acute respiratory distress syndrome and pulmonary embolism. Pneumothorax has been recently reported in association with COVID-19. We report a case of COVID-19 pneumonia with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax with no known underlying lung disease or risk factors.

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