Recurrent pneumothorax in a COVID-19 patient: A case report | Zendy

Rodrigo A. S. Sardenberg | Zendy; João Pedro Espinha de Sant’Ana | Zendy; Amanda O. Vicente | Zendy; Amanda Siqueira Pereira | Zendy; Pedro Vieira Bertozzi | Zendy; Rafaela Braga Cabrera Mano | Zendy

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Recurrent pneumothorax in a COVID-19 patient: A case report

Author(s) -

Rodrigo A. S. Sardenberg,

João Pedro Espinha de Sant’Ana,

Amanda O. Vicente,

Amanda Siqueira Pereira,

Pedro Vieira Bertozzi,

Rafaela Braga Cabrera Mano

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.2020.101201

Subject(s) - medicine , thoracostomy , pneumothorax , chest tube , ards , suction , covid-19 , acute respiratory distress , surgery , respiratory distress , lung , mediastinal shift , tube (container) , anesthesia , engineering , mechanical engineering , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)

An 88-year-old woman diagnosed with COVID-19 in Brazil presented with recurrent pneumothorax. She was under mechanical ventilation for 20 days because of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Chest x-ray revealed right lung pneumothorax, which was treated with a pigtail chest tube leading to successful lung reexpansion. After 48 hours the patient developed an ipsilateral pneumothorax and a new tube thoracostomy under conventional chest tube under suction was performed and kept in place for 14 days. This brief report highlights that the conventional chest tube under suction procedures might be a good choice in Covid-19 patients.

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