Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Associated with COVID-19 Pneumonia

The first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared in December in Wuhan, before becoming a global pandemic in a few weeks. Several complications of this infection have been reported. However, a spontaneous pneumomediastinum has rarely been described. We report the fourth case of this...

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Main Authors: Hamza Mimouni, Soufiane Diyas, Jamal Ouachaou, Ilyas Laaribi, Younes Oujidi, Manal Merbouh, Houssam Bkiyar, Brahim Housni
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4969486
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description The first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared in December in Wuhan, before becoming a global pandemic in a few weeks. Several complications of this infection have been reported. However, a spontaneous pneumomediastinum has rarely been described. We report the fourth case of this extremely rare complication in a 65-year-old male patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pneumonia, discovered during his therapeutic management by a CT scan control.
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spelling doaj-art-56cac9e8e5f248d2b7b1d32974539eba2025-02-03T01:00:12ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352020-01-01202010.1155/2020/49694864969486Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Associated with COVID-19 PneumoniaHamza Mimouni0Soufiane Diyas1Jamal Ouachaou2Ilyas Laaribi3Younes Oujidi4Manal Merbouh5Houssam Bkiyar6Brahim Housni7Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Mohamed I University, Oujda, MoroccoDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Mohamed I University, Oujda, MoroccoDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Mohamed I University, Oujda, MoroccoDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Mohamed I University, Oujda, MoroccoDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Mohamed I University, Oujda, MoroccoDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Mohamed I University, Oujda, MoroccoDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Mohamed I University, Oujda, MoroccoDepartment of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Mohamed I University, Oujda, MoroccoThe first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared in December in Wuhan, before becoming a global pandemic in a few weeks. Several complications of this infection have been reported. However, a spontaneous pneumomediastinum has rarely been described. We report the fourth case of this extremely rare complication in a 65-year-old male patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pneumonia, discovered during his therapeutic management by a CT scan control.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4969486
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Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Associated with COVID-19 Pneumonia
Case Reports in Medicine
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