Open AccessSpontaneous Pneumomediastinum in a SARS-CoV-2 Positive Patient Treated with High-flow Nasal Cannula: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Ivelin Takorov,
Tsonka Lukanova,
Stefan Simeonovski,
Dimitria Vylcheva,
Dimităr Dimitrov,
Ts. Stanimirov,
Stefan Arnaudov,
M. Abrasheva
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
medical research archives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2375-1924
pISSN - 2375-1916
DOI - 10.18103/mra.v10i1.2675
Subject(s) - nasal cannula , pneumomediastinum , medicine , covid-19 , cannula , pneumonia , anesthesia , disease , surgery , virology , pneumothorax , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is one of the few rare complications of coronavirus disease – 19 (COVID-19) pneumonia. We report a case of a male patient with COVID-19 disease, severe pneumonia and spontaneous pneumomediastinum, supported via high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen supplementation. Factors causing pneumomediastinum are discussed, but further research is still necessary.