Pneumomediastinum: a rare complication in COVID-19 patients

Acta Biomed. 2022 Sep 22;93(S1):e2022270. doi: 10.23750/abm.v93iS1.13061.

Abstract

A 62-year-old man with COVID-19 had PS for fever, coughing, and breathlessness. Two days after therapy, the patient's clinical condition worsened. X-ray and CT showed pneumomediastinum, emphysema and pneumothorax. The patient was intubated and subjected to conservative therapy. The patient was discharged after about 20 days. Radiological imaging plays a key role in the proper diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 patients with related complications.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / complications
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mediastinal Emphysema* / diagnostic imaging
  • Mediastinal Emphysema* / etiology
  • Mediastinal Emphysema* / therapy
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumothorax* / etiology
  • Pneumothorax* / therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods