Open AccessSpontaneous pneumomediastinum in an elderly COVID-19 patient: A case report
Author(s) -
Ning Kong,
Chen Gao,
Mao Sheng Xu,
Yuan Xie,
Chang Zhou
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i16.3573
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumomediastinum , chest pain , nasal cannula , myalgia , vomiting , pneumonia , nausea , emergency department , anesthesia , surgery , pediatrics , pneumothorax , cannula , psychiatry
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is more common in young adults, usually caused by external factors like trauma. It causes symptoms such as chest pain or dyspnea, but it is rare to see elderly patients who develop SPM. Here we report the case of an elderly patient diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who neither got mechanical ventilation nor had chest trauma but were found to develop SPM for unknown reason.