Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in COVID‐19 patients: two cases

SİVİL R., Selvi F., Bedel C., Korkut M.

Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, cilt.16, sa.1, 2022 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1186/s43168-022-00144-8
  • Dergi Adı: Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Complication, Computed tomography, Coronavirus disease 2019, Spontaneous pneumomediastinum
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.