Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Associated with COVID-19 Pneumonia
Hamza Mimouni, Soufiane Diyas, Jamal Ouachaou, Ilyas Laaribi, Younes Oujidi, Manal Merbouh, Houssam Bkiyar, Brahim Housni
Abstract
The first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared in December in Wuhan, before becoming a global pandemic in a few weeks. Several complications of this infection have been reported. However, a spontaneous pneumomediastinum has rarely been described. We report the fourth case of this extremely rare complication in a 65-year-old male patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pneumonia, discovered during his therapeutic management by a CT scan control.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePneumomediastinumCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PneumoniaSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakComplicationCoronavirusPandemicPediatricsIntensive care medicineDiseaseInternal medicineVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakPneumothorax, Barotrauma, EmphysemaPleural and Pulmonary DiseasesStreptococcal Infections and Treatments