Understanding the course of COVID-19-induced pneumomediastinum.
JAAPA
; 34(11): 31-33, 2021 11 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34593717
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Since its discovery, COVID-19 has infected nearly 112 million people and caused about 2.5 millions deaths worldwide. Our understanding of the clinical presentation and complications of COVID-19 is still evolving. Bilateral pulmonary ground-glass opacities on imaging have become characteristic in the diagnosis of COVID-19, but pneumomediastinum has now also been reported in some patients with COVID-19. Reports on the overall prognosis for these patients are conflicting and little information exists regarding long-term complications. This article describes the clinical course of a patient who did not need mechanical ventilation but developed spontaneous pneumomediastinum.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Mediastinal Emphysema
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
JAAPA
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2021
Type:
Article