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Med Int Mex 2021; 37 (1)

Spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum in patients with pneumonia due to COVID-19

Pérez-López KP, Moreno-Madrigal LG

Language: Spanish
References: 11
Page: 152-156
PDF size: 339.80 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Background: In patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, the presence of acute respiratory failure is generally secondary to acute respiratory distress syndrome. However, in these patients, other acute complications have been detected in the differential diagnosis, such as pulmonary embolism and pneumothorax, among others, which require a different therapeutic approach.
Clinical cases: We present two patients with COVID-19 complicated by spontaneous pneumothorax and one of them also with spontaneous pneumomediastinum, two conditions very rarely associated with this infection.
Conclusions: The best treatment is still to be established; its true incidence and whether the presence of these complications in this patient population is associated with greater severity remain to be established, although based on the limited evidence available in case reports, mortality appears to be higher. It is necessary to carry out more studies on this topic to clarify these unknowns and to be able to offer better medical care.


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