Spontaneous Post-COVID-19 Pneumothorax in a Patient with No Prior Respiratory Tract Pathology: A Case Report.
- Resource Type
- Case Study
- Authors
- Grigorov, Vladimir; Grigorov, Mladen; Grigorov, Evgeni; Nocheva, Hristina
- Source
- Reports (MDPI AG). Mar2022, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p11-11. 5p.
- Subject
- *RESPIRATORY diseases
*COVID-19
*PNEUMOTHORAX
*COVID-19 pandemic
*ARTIFICIAL respiration
- Language
- ISSN
- 2571-841X
Spontaneous pneumothorax in the setting of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has been first described as an unlikely complication, mainly occurring in critically ill patients or as a consequence of mechanical ventilation. We report a case with COVID-19 pneumonia followed by a spontaneous pneumothorax in a young non-smoker without any predisposing pathology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]