Bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax as a late complication of COVID ‐19, a clinical case report

Patient's early and late post-COVID-19 pneumothorax on chest images. Key Clinical MessageBilateral spontaneous pneumothorax and sudden dyspnea can occur as late complication in patients with COVID-19 even without any history of mechanical ventilation usage.AbstractBilateral spontaneous pneumothorax can occur as a late complication in patients with COVID-19, even without any history of mechanical ventilation. Here, we present a patient with mild COVID-19 pneumonia with a left massive pneumothorax in the third week of hospitalization and the addition of a right pneumothorax.
Source: Clinical Case Reports - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research