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Year 2022, Volume: 6 Issue: 4, 510 - 512, 01.04.2022

Atilla Can , Hüseyin Yıldıran , Recai Ergün , Baykal Tülek

https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.983857

Abstract

References

  • 1. González-Pacheco H, Gopar-Nieto R, Jiménez-Rodríguez G-M, Manzur-Sandoval D, Sandoval J, Arias-Mendoza A. Bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax in SARS-cov-2 infection: A very rare, life-threatening complication. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021;39:258. E1-. E3.
  • 2. Vega JML, Gordo MLP, Tascón AD, Vélez SO. Pneumomediastinum and spontaneous pneumothorax as an extrapulmonary complication of COVID-19 disease. Emergency radiology. 2020;27(6):727-30.
  • 3. Rafiee MJ, Fard FB, Samimi K, Rasti H, Pressacco J. Spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum as a rare complication of COVID-19 pneumonia: Report of 6 cases. Radiology Case Reports. 2021;16(3):687-92.
  • 4. Macklin cc. Transport of air along sheaths of pulmonic blood vessels from alveoli to mediastinum: clinical implications. Archives of internal medicine. 1939;64(5):913-26.

A rare complication of COVID-19 infection: bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum

Year 2022, Volume: 6 Issue: 4, 510 - 512, 01.04.2022

Atilla Can , Hüseyin Yıldıran , Recai Ergün , Baykal Tülek

https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.983857

Abstract

Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) infection has affected the whole world since the end of 2019. Patients with the disease may present with various symptoms and develop various associated complications. Spontaneous bilateral pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum can also be detected in patients with COVID-19 who do not receive positive pressure ventilation support and do present with an intense cough. A case of bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum over the course of the COVID-19 infection in a young male patient is reported.

Keywords

COVID-19 Spontaneous pneumothorax Pneumomediastinum

References

  • 1. González-Pacheco H, Gopar-Nieto R, Jiménez-Rodríguez G-M, Manzur-Sandoval D, Sandoval J, Arias-Mendoza A. Bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax in SARS-cov-2 infection: A very rare, life-threatening complication. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021;39:258. E1-. E3.
  • 2. Vega JML, Gordo MLP, Tascón AD, Vélez SO. Pneumomediastinum and spontaneous pneumothorax as an extrapulmonary complication of COVID-19 disease. Emergency radiology. 2020;27(6):727-30.
  • 3. Rafiee MJ, Fard FB, Samimi K, Rasti H, Pressacco J. Spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum as a rare complication of COVID-19 pneumonia: Report of 6 cases. Radiology Case Reports. 2021;16(3):687-92.
  • 4. Macklin cc. Transport of air along sheaths of pulmonic blood vessels from alveoli to mediastinum: clinical implications. Archives of internal medicine. 1939;64(5):913-26.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Surgery
Journal Section Case report
Authors

Atilla Can 0000-0002-9603-2861

Hüseyin Yıldıran 0000-0003-0126-2531

Recai Ergün 0000-0002-6702-9188

Baykal Tülek 0000-0003-0667-034X

Publication Date April 1, 2022
Published in Issue Year 2022 Volume: 6 Issue: 4

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APA Can, A., Yıldıran, H., Ergün, R., Tülek, B. (2022). A rare complication of COVID-19 infection: bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, 6(4), 510-512. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.983857
AMA Can A, Yıldıran H, Ergün R, Tülek B. A rare complication of COVID-19 infection: bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum. J Surg Med. April 2022;6(4):510-512. doi:10.28982/josam.983857
Chicago Can, Atilla, Hüseyin Yıldıran, Recai Ergün, and Baykal Tülek. “A Rare Complication of COVID-19 Infection: Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 6, no. 4 (April 2022): 510-12. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.983857.
EndNote Can A, Yıldıran H, Ergün R, Tülek B (April 1, 2022) A rare complication of COVID-19 infection: bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 6 4 510–512.
IEEE A. Can, H. Yıldıran, R. Ergün, and B. Tülek, “A rare complication of COVID-19 infection: bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum”, J Surg Med, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 510–512, 2022, doi: 10.28982/josam.983857.
ISNAD Can, Atilla et al. “A Rare Complication of COVID-19 Infection: Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine 6/4 (April 2022), 510-512. https://doi.org/10.28982/josam.983857.
JAMA Can A, Yıldıran H, Ergün R, Tülek B. A rare complication of COVID-19 infection: bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum. J Surg Med. 2022;6:510–512.
MLA Can, Atilla et al. “A Rare Complication of COVID-19 Infection: Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum”. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, vol. 6, no. 4, 2022, pp. 510-2, doi:10.28982/josam.983857.
Vancouver Can A, Yıldıran H, Ergün R, Tülek B. A rare complication of COVID-19 infection: bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum. J Surg Med. 2022;6(4):510-2.
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