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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| 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 |
| spellingShingle | Anshika Singh Jessica Bass David H. Lindner 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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