Spontaneous pneumothorax during the recovery phase of coronavirus disease-19 Pneumonia
INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CARE, cilt.10, sa.1, ss.116-119, 2021 (ESCI)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.4103/ijrc.ijrc_72_20
- Dergi Adı: INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CARE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.116-119
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronavirus disease 2019, pneumothorax
- Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
There is not enough information about short- and long-term complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, following treatment. Pneumothorax due to barotrauma after adult respiratory distress syndrome has been observed in some viral infections. However, spontaneous pneumothorax occurring after treatment is uncommon. We report a case of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), who presented to the emergency department with pneumothorax 1 month after receiving treatment for COVID-19 infection. The patient had shortness of breath starting 3 weeks after discharge. He had a history of hospitalization due to a COPD attack within the past year. He was diagnosed as pneumothorax with radiological imaging.