Open AccessPneumatocele in a Ugandan female with SARS‐CoV2 infection: A case report
Author(s) -
Srikant Sanjanaa,
Dave Darshit,
Dave Dhara
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5698
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumatocele , covid-19 , radiological weapon , conservative management , surgery , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Pneumatocele may complicate the course of SARS‐CoV2 infection. Our article exhibits the value of early radiological imaging for the timely diagnosis and management of COVID‐19 and its complications. Conservative management is the mainstay of the treatment of pneumatoceles; however, prompt surgical intervention is imperative for complicated pneumatoceles.