COVID-19 presenting as pneumatoceles and spontaneous cavitary lesion as a late complication

We report a case of an adult patient with COVID-19 pneumonia presenting as pneumatoceles as a late complication. These pneumatoceles are steroid-resistant and can predispose to cavitary lesions. These cystic lesions need close follow-up with repeat imaging as these can increase the risk of pneumotho...

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Autores principales: Kunadharaju, Rajesh, Monegro, Alberto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8655564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34880039
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-246516
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description We report a case of an adult patient with COVID-19 pneumonia presenting as pneumatoceles as a late complication. These pneumatoceles are steroid-resistant and can predispose to cavitary lesions. These cystic lesions need close follow-up with repeat imaging as these can increase the risk of pneumothorax. It can take up to around 12 weeks for the spontaneous resolution of pneumatoceles.
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spelling pubmed-86555642021-12-27 COVID-19 presenting as pneumatoceles and spontaneous cavitary lesion as a late complication Kunadharaju, Rajesh Monegro, Alberto BMJ Case Rep Case Report We report a case of an adult patient with COVID-19 pneumonia presenting as pneumatoceles as a late complication. These pneumatoceles are steroid-resistant and can predispose to cavitary lesions. These cystic lesions need close follow-up with repeat imaging as these can increase the risk of pneumothorax. It can take up to around 12 weeks for the spontaneous resolution of pneumatoceles. BMJ Publishing Group 2021-12-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8655564/ /pubmed/34880039 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-246516 Text en © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. https://bmj.com/coronavirus/usageThis article is made freely available for use in accordance with BMJ’s website terms and conditions for the duration of the covid-19 pandemic or until otherwise determined by BMJ. You may use, download and print the article for any lawful, non-commercial purpose (including text and data mining) provided that all copyright notices and trade marks are retained.
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COVID-19 presenting as pneumatoceles and spontaneous cavitary lesion as a late complication
title COVID-19 presenting as pneumatoceles and spontaneous cavitary lesion as a late complication
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title_fullStr COVID-19 presenting as pneumatoceles and spontaneous cavitary lesion as a late complication
title_full_unstemmed COVID-19 presenting as pneumatoceles and spontaneous cavitary lesion as a late complication
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