Pneumomediastinum in an Asthmatic Patient with COVID-19
Akdeniz Tıp Dergisi, vol.9, no.3, pp.351-353, 2023 (TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Case Report
- Volume: 9 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2023
- Doi Number: 10.53394/akd.975554
- Journal Name: Akdeniz Tıp Dergisi
- Journal Indexes: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.351-353
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is a rare disease that develops due to alveolar rupture. Many
cases with pneumomediastinum, related to Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) have been
reported so far, but most of these patients had severe disease and extensive parenchymal
damage. Pneumomediastinum with such a small lung infiltration is extremely rare in COVID-19
and may arise as a result of increased alveolar pressure caused by excessive coughing. Here, we
present a patient with asthma and typical symptoms of COVID-19 and focal ground-glass opacity and pneumomediastinum on chest computerized tomography (CT).