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

Atilla Can; Hüseyin Yıldıran; Recai Ergün; Baykal Tülek

doi:10.28982/josam.983857

Authors

Atilla Can SELCUK UNIVERSITY https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9603-2861
Hüseyin Yıldıran https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0126-2531
Recai Ergün https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6702-9188
Baykal Tülek https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0667-034X

DOI:

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

Keywords:

COVID-19, Spontaneous pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum

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.

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