Spontaneous pneumothorax in Covid-19: Report of three cases

Spontaneous pneumothorax is an uncommon complication of COVID-19 disease, and may be associated with worse outcomes. This can occur without a pre-existing lung disease or without mechanical ventilation.  We present a series of 3 cases of spontaneous pneumothorax with Covid-19 pneumonia. All the case...

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Autores principales: Pacheco-Montoya, Daniel, Ortega-Rosales, Alberto, Malla-Gonzalez, Alexis, Jimenez-Sarango, Augusto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8783550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35096215
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2021.12.047
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Sumario:Spontaneous pneumothorax is an uncommon complication of COVID-19 disease, and may be associated with worse outcomes. This can occur without a pre-existing lung disease or without mechanical ventilation.  We present a series of 3 cases of spontaneous pneumothorax with Covid-19 pneumonia. All the cases in our series did not have any pre-existing lung disease. The timely identification of possible complications of COVID-19 is crucial to reduce mortality. Spontaneous pneumothorax should be suspected in all types of patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia who present a sudden deterioration of hypoxia on their first admission to the health centers.

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