Case Report: COVID-19-Related Pneumothorax-Case Series Highlighting a Significant Complication

Authors

Shaikha D. Al-Shokri, Internal Medicine Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Ashraf O. Ahmed, Internal Medicine Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.Follow
Ahmed Osman Saleh, Internal Medicine Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Mohamed AbouKamar, Infectious Disease Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Khalid Ahmed, Acute Care Surgery Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Mouhand F. Mohamed, Internal Medicine Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene

Abstract

COVID-19 is a recent outbreak in China and rapidly spread worldwide. Lung consolidation is the most common radiologic finding of COVID-19 pneumonia. Pneumothorax has been rarely reported as a complication of severe COVID-19 pneumonia. Early recognition and management are detrimental to the outcome. We here report three cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection complicated by pneumothorax. In addition, we present a brief literature review.

First Page

1166

Last Page

1169

DOI

10.4269/ajtmh.20-0713

Publication Date

9-1-2020

Recommended Citation

Al-Shokri, Shaikha D.; Ahmed, Ashraf O.; Saleh, Ahmed Osman; AbouKamar, Mohamed; Ahmed, Khalid; and Mohamed, Mouhand F., "Case Report: COVID-19-Related Pneumothorax-Case Series Highlighting a Significant Complication" (2020). Internal Medicine. 274.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/internal_medicine/274

Identifier

32662394 (pubmed); PMC7470563 (pmc); 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0713 (doi); tpmd200713 (pii)