Spontaneous pneumothorax during the recovery phase of coronavirus disease-19 Pneumonia

OKTEM B., YAGCI T., Uzer F.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CARE, cilt.10, sa.1, ss.116-119, 2021 (ESCI) identifier

  • 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.