Spontaneous Tension Pneumothorax as a Complication of COVID-19

Muhammad Umar Shahzad; Jennie Han; Mohammad Ishack Ramtoola; Vasileious Lamprou; Urmi Gupta

doi:10.1155/2021/4126861

Spontaneous Tension Pneumothorax as a Complication of COVID-19

Case Rep Med. 2021 Jan 4:2021:4126861. doi: 10.1155/2021/4126861. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Muhammad Umar Shahzad¹, Jennie Han¹, Mohammad Ishack Ramtoola¹, Vasileious Lamprou¹, Urmi Gupta²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster LA1 4RP, UK.
² Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster LA1 4RP, UK.

Abstract

Key Clinical Message. Tension pneumothorax is an uncommon presentation in patients with SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) or COVID-19 pneumonia. We present a case of tension pneumothorax in a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia and myocarditis. This was an unlikely diagnosis in a patient with no known underlying lung condition and no other precipitating factors such as barotrauma. In an acute deterioration of patients with SARS-CoV-2, it is important to always consider alternative diagnoses and repeat imaging.

Publication types

Case Reports