Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in COVID‐19 patients: two cases
Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, vol.16, no.1, 2022 (Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 16 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2022
- Doi Number: 10.1186/s43168-022-00144-8
- Journal Name: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
- Journal Indexes: Scopus
- Keywords: Complication, Computed tomography, Coronavirus disease 2019, Spontaneous pneumomediastinum
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a massive epidemic affecting millions of people worldwide. The common radiological findings of COVID-19 are peripheral ground glass or consolidative opacities, but pneumomediastinum is a very rare finding of COVID-19, especially in patients not receiving mechanical ventilation support. Our aim was to present cases of spontaneous pneumomediastinum in two patients with COVID-19 and to discuss the potential mechanism underlying it.