Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Associated with COVID-19 Pneumonia

Hamza Mimouni; Soufiane Diyas; Jamal Ouachaou; Ilyas Laaribi; Younes Oujidi; Manal Merbouh; Houssam Bkiyar; Brahim Housni

doi:10.1155/2020/4969486

Case Reports in Medicine (Jan 2020)

Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Associated with COVID-19 Pneumonia

Hamza Mimouni,
Soufiane Diyas,
Jamal Ouachaou,
Ilyas Laaribi,
Younes Oujidi,
Manal Merbouh,
Houssam Bkiyar,
Brahim Housni

Affiliations

Hamza Mimouni: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Mohamed I University, Oujda, Morocco
Soufiane Diyas: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Mohamed I University, Oujda, Morocco
Jamal Ouachaou: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Mohamed I University, Oujda, Morocco
Ilyas Laaribi: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Mohamed I University, Oujda, Morocco
Younes Oujidi: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Mohamed I University, Oujda, Morocco
Manal Merbouh: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Mohamed I University, Oujda, Morocco
Houssam Bkiyar: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Mohamed I University, Oujda, Morocco
Brahim Housni: Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Mohamed VI University Hospital Center, Mohamed I University, Oujda, Morocco

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/4969486
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2020

Abstract

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The first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared in December in Wuhan, before becoming a global pandemic in a few weeks. Several complications of this infection have been reported. However, a spontaneous pneumomediastinum has rarely been described. We report the fourth case of this extremely rare complication in a 65-year-old male patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pneumonia, discovered during his therapeutic management by a CT scan control.

Published in Case Reports in Medicine

ISSN: 1687-9627 (Print); 1687-9635 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1683

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