European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine (Dec 2021)

Infected Cavitations, Bullae and Interstitial Lung Disease in a COVID-19 Patient in Lima, Peru

  • Francisco Arias,
  • Alfredo Chiappe,
  • Jorge Rey de Castro,
  • Jorge Zagacet

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12890/2021_003004

Abstract

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A 48-year-old Peruvian man was diagnosed with COVID-19 in December 2020. His infection resolved and he was discharged from hospital after 14 days. However, 1 week later he presented with haemoptysis, malaise, pleuritic pain, infected cavitations, bullae, extensive interstitial lung disease and pneumomediastinum. He recovered after antibiotic treatment and was discharged after 8 days. His symptoms may have been due alveolar rupture due to persistent cough during and after diffuse inflammation of the lung parenchyma caused by COVID-19 infection.

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