Abstract

HERBAS BERNAL, René Igoor; VASQUEZ ORTUNO, Maria Gabriela  and  TERRAZAS SALAZAR, Nataly Adriána. PNEUMOTORAX ASSOCIATED WITH SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM SECONDARY TO SEVERE PNEUMONIA BY COVID-19: CASE REPORT. Rev Cient Cienc Méd [online]. 2021, vol.24, n.2, pp.148-152.  Epub Dec 31, 2021. ISSN 1817-7433.  https://doi.org/10.51581/rccm.v24i2.404.

Pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum are very rare complications that occur in the context of COVID-19, however it is even more rare for them to occur at the same time. We present the case of a patient infected with SARS-COV-2 with a history of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma under treatment. Chest CT revealed pneumothorax associated with pneumomediastinum, in addition to subcutaneous emphysema. As treatment, bilateral chest tubes were placed. Although pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum are considered self-limiting pathologies, in this case the patient died.

Keywords : pneumomediastinum; pneumothorax; subcutaneous emphysema; coronavirus.

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