Case series of COVID-19 with spontaneous pneumomediastinum

I Nur Munirah; S K Chidambaram

Case series of COVID-19 with spontaneous pneumomediastinum

Med J Malaysia. 2022 Jan;77(1):92-94.

Authors

I Nur Munirah¹, S K Chidambaram²

Affiliations

¹ Hospital Sungai Buloh, Department of Medicine, Infectious diseases Unit, Malaysia. munirah_ibrahim@yahoo.com.
² Hospital Sungai Buloh, Department of Medicine, Infectious diseases Unit, Malaysia.

PMID: 35087002

Abstract

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is a rare condition in viral pneumonia. However, it can arise spontaneously in COVID-19 patients with no other risk factors. Here we present four cases of spontaneous pneumomediastinum in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia with no other precipitating factors.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Humans
Mediastinal Emphysema* / diagnostic imaging
Mediastinal Emphysema* / etiology
Pneumonia, Viral*
Research
SARS-CoV-2