Spontaneous Pneumothorax as a Complication of COVID-19
Received Date: Mar 03, 2021 / Accepted Date: Mar 18, 2021 / Published Date: Mar 25, 2021
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has been associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Our understanding of the clinical spectrum of disease continues to evolve, with increased reports of multi-organ complications. Spontaneous pneumothorax has emerged as a concerning complication in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Retrospective studies, which have primarily been case reports and small case series, suggest that pneumothoraces may occur in 1%-2% of patients with COVID-19. This potentially lethal complication is thought to occur in mechanically ventilated patients and those with underlying lung disease. We recently published our institutional experience during the early phase of the pandemic where we identified 22 cases of spontaneous pneumothorax in patients admitted to our health system with COVID-19.
Keywords: COVID-19; Spontaneous pneumothorax; Ventilated patients
Citation: Podder S, Ekanem E, Donthi N, Bakhshi H, Stodghill J et al. (2021) Spontaneous Pneumothorax as a Complication of COVID-19. J Infect Dis Ther 9:454. Doi: 10.4172/2332-0877.1000454
Copyright: © 2021 Podder S, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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