Spontaneous pneumomediastinum as the only CT finding in an asymptomatic adolescent positive for COVID-19

Davide Bellini; Miriam Lichtner; Simone Vicini; Marco Rengo; Cesare Ambrogi; Iacopo Carbone

doi:10.1259/bjrcr.20200051

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum as the only CT finding in an asymptomatic adolescent positive for COVID-19

BJR Case Rep. 2020 May 15;6(3):20200051. doi: 10.1259/bjrcr.20200051. eCollection 2020 Sep 1.

Authors

Davide Bellini, Miriam Lichtner¹, Simone Vicini², Marco Rengo², Cesare Ambrogi³, Iacopo Carbone²

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Diseases Unit, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Via Canova, 04100, Latina, Italy.
² Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, ICOT Hospital, Via Franco Faggiana 34, 04100, Latina, Italy.
³ Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Via Canova, 04100, Latina, Italy.

Abstract

The typical findings on CT in patients affected by novel COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pneumonia are characterized by ground-glass opacities and/or air space consolidation mainly bilateral and peripherical in distribution, including crazy paving pattern and reversed halo sign. We hereby describe a case of an adolescent male tested positive for COVID-19 with mild respiratory symptoms and presenting with pneumomediastinum as the only CT finding.

Publication types

Case Reports