Spontaneous pulmonary herniation in COVID-19

Andrew Macdonald; Cameron Butcher; Thuy Nhu Nguyen

doi:10.1002/rcr2.1145

Spontaneous pulmonary herniation in COVID-19

Respirol Case Rep. 2023 Apr 20;11(5):e01145. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.1145. eCollection 2023 May.

Authors

Andrew Macdonald^{1

2}, Cameron Butcher^{1

2}, Thuy Nhu Nguyen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ General Medical Unit Barwon Health, University Hospital Geelong Geelong Victoria Australia.
² General Medical Unit Western District Health Service Hamilton Victoria Australia.

Abstract

Spontaneous pulmonary hernia (SPH) is a rare condition. We report a case secondary to extreme coughing and COVID-19 infection. The patient displayed several clinical features typical of this diagnosis; difficult to manage pain on coughing, flank haematoma and bulging of the chest wall on coughing. Clinicians should be aware of the risk factors and clinical features of SPH to aid diagnosis of this rare condition.

Keywords: COVID‐19; cough‐induced lung herniation; spontaneous pulmonary hernia.

Publication types

Case Reports