Spontaneous Pneumothorax Developing in the Late Period in Association with COVID-19 infection: A Case Report

Authors : Serenay Kandur Tunç, Mücahit Şentürk, Ilker Gündüz, Erkan Duman, Asım Kalkan

Pages : 40-42

Doi:10.38175/phnx.945642

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Publication Date : 2022-03-01

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Several studies have been published concerning radiological findings in COVID-19 pneumonia. Spontaneous pneumothorax is one very rarely reported such finding. Spontaneous pneumothorax can develop in association with fibrotic changes occurring in the lungs, or with long-term positive-pressure intubation. In report we describe a case of a 27-year-old man who presented to the emergency department due to fever, who had no thoracic computed tomography (CT) findings at his first presentation, but who re-presented with spontaneous pneumothorax as the infection progressed.
Keywords : COVİD 19, komplikasyon, pnömotoraks