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01-12-2020 | Pneumothorax | Case Report

Pneumomediastinum and spontaneous pneumothorax as an extrapulmonary complication of COVID-19 disease

Authors: Jesse Mauricio López Vega, María Luz Parra Gordo, Aurea Diez Tascón, Silvia Ossaba Vélez

Published in: Emergency Radiology | Issue 6/2020

Abstract

The new disease outbreak that causes atypical pneumonia named COVID-19, which started in China’s Wuhan province, has quickly spread to a pandemic. Although the imaging test of choice for the initial study is plain chest radiograph, CT has proven useful in characterizing better the complications associated with this new infection. We describe the evolution of 3 patients presenting pneumomediastinum and spontaneous pneumothorax as a very rare complication of COVID-19 and their particular interest as a probable prognostic factor.

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Title: Pneumomediastinum and spontaneous pneumothorax as an extrapulmonary complication of COVID-19 disease
Authors: Jesse Mauricio López Vega
María Luz Parra Gordo
Aurea Diez Tascón
Silvia Ossaba Vélez
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax
Pneumonia
COVID-19
Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Published in: Emergency Radiology / Issue 6/2020
Print ISSN: 1070-3004
Electronic ISSN: 1438-1435
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-020-01806-0

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Pneumomediastinum and spontaneous pneumothorax as an extrapulmonary complication of COVID-19 disease

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