Unusual presentations of COVID-19 pneumonia on CT scans with spontaneous pneumomediastinum and loculated pneumothorax: a report of two cases and a review of the literature.

An increased number of cases of pneumonia with 'unknown cause' were initially reported in December 2019 in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. The cause of this type of pneumonia was found to be related to a newly discovered SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus responsible for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Despite travel restrictions, border controls, and quarantine measures applied all over the world, the disease was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. SARS-CoV-2 belongs to the β-coronavirus family, which also includes the virus responsible for severe acute respiratory syndromes (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndromes (MERS) (SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, respectively).

Source: Heart and Lung - June 12, 2020 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Barbara Brogna, Elio Bignardi, Petronilla Salvatore, Martino Alberigo, Claudia Brogna, Antonia Megliola, Giovanni Fontanella, Emerico Maria Mazza, Lanfranco Musto Source Type: research