Rare Complication of Pneumomediastinum and Pneumopericardium in a Patient with COVID-19 Pneumonia

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a recently discovered coronavirus which has caused a global outbreak of severe pneumonia with complications leading to hypoxic respiratory failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), cytokine storm, disseminated intravascular c...

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Main Authors: Anshika Singh, Jessica Bass, David H. Lindner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8845256
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description Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a recently discovered coronavirus which has caused a global outbreak of severe pneumonia with complications leading to hypoxic respiratory failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), cytokine storm, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), and even gastrointestinal symptoms. While ground-glass opacity (GGO) is a typical radiographic finding associated most frequently with COVID-19 pneumonia, other less commonly noted atypical radiographic lung features include isolated lobar or segmental consolidation without GGO, discrete small nodules (centrilobular, “tree-in-bud”), lung cavitation, and smooth interlobular septal thickening with pleural effusion. Pneumomediastinum in COVID-19 patients has rarely been reported. A finding of pneumopericardium is unusual too. This report discusses the case of a young male with COVID-19 pneumonia who was found to have both these features on computed tomographic (CT) scans of his chest on presentation.
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spelling doaj-art-438b56ccee59464784fa3c39b1e37ab92025-08-20T03:35:55ZengWileyCase Reports in Pulmonology2090-68462090-68542020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88452568845256Rare Complication of Pneumomediastinum and Pneumopericardium in a Patient with COVID-19 PneumoniaAnshika Singh0Jessica Bass1David H. Lindner2Internal Medicine PGY-2, NCH Healthcare System, Naples, FL 34102, USAInternal Medicine PGY-3, NCH Healthcare System, Naples, FL 34102, USAChair, Pulmonary and Critical Care, Instructor of Medicine, Mayo School of Medicine, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Central Florida, NCH Healthcare System, USASevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a recently discovered coronavirus which has caused a global outbreak of severe pneumonia with complications leading to hypoxic respiratory failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), cytokine storm, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), and even gastrointestinal symptoms. While ground-glass opacity (GGO) is a typical radiographic finding associated most frequently with COVID-19 pneumonia, other less commonly noted atypical radiographic lung features include isolated lobar or segmental consolidation without GGO, discrete small nodules (centrilobular, “tree-in-bud”), lung cavitation, and smooth interlobular septal thickening with pleural effusion. Pneumomediastinum in COVID-19 patients has rarely been reported. A finding of pneumopericardium is unusual too. This report discusses the case of a young male with COVID-19 pneumonia who was found to have both these features on computed tomographic (CT) scans of his chest on presentation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8845256
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Rare Complication of Pneumomediastinum and Pneumopericardium in a Patient with COVID-19 Pneumonia
Case Reports in Pulmonology
title Rare Complication of Pneumomediastinum and Pneumopericardium in a Patient with COVID-19 Pneumonia
title_full Rare Complication of Pneumomediastinum and Pneumopericardium in a Patient with COVID-19 Pneumonia
title_fullStr Rare Complication of Pneumomediastinum and Pneumopericardium in a Patient with COVID-19 Pneumonia
title_full_unstemmed Rare Complication of Pneumomediastinum and Pneumopericardium in a Patient with COVID-19 Pneumonia
title_short Rare Complication of Pneumomediastinum and Pneumopericardium in a Patient with COVID-19 Pneumonia
title_sort rare complication of pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium in a patient with covid 19 pneumonia
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8845256
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