Pneumothorax in patients with prior or current COVID-19 pneumonia | Zendy

Matthijs L. Janssen | Zendy; Mirjam J.G. van Manen | Zendy; Sander Cretier | Zendy; GertJan Braunstahl | Zendy

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Pneumothorax in patients with prior or current COVID-19 pneumonia

Author(s) -

Matthijs L. Janssen,

Mirjam J.G. van Manen,

Sander Cretier,

GertJan Braunstahl

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

respiratory medicine case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42

H-Index - 14

ISSN - 2213-0071

DOI - 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101187

Subject(s) - pneumothorax , medicine , covid-19 , pneumonia , bulla (seal) , disease , intensive care medicine , lung , surgery , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak

SummaryAs the number of COVID-19 cases emerge, new complications associated with the disease are recognized. We present three cases of spontaneous pneumothorax in patients with COVID-19. They show that a pneumothorax can occur during different phases of disease, in patients without a pulmonary disease history and is not necessarily associated to positive pressure ventilation or severity of COVID-19. Although the exact causative mechanisms remain unknown, this observation might imply that extensive alveolar destruction due to COVID-19 may lead to bulla formation resulting in subsequent pneumothorax.

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