Spontaneous pneumomediastinum associated with COVID-19: Rare complication of 2020 pandemic

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Submitted: October 2, 2020
Published: Nov 17, 2020
DOI: 10.29328/journal.jprr.1001016
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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum, COVID-19, Pneumonia

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Arnaldo A Nieves-Ortiz
Internal Mericine Department, San Juan City Hospital, San Juan, PR 00935
Vanessa Fonseca-Ferrer
Internal Mericine Department, San Juan City Hospital, San Juan, PR 00935
Kyomara Hernández-Moya
Internal Mericine Department, San Juan City Hospital, San Juan, PR 00935
Keren Mendez Ramirez
Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, San Juan City Hospital, San Juan, PR 00935
Jose Ayala-Rivera
Internal Mericine Department, San Juan City Hospital, San Juan, PR 00935
Marangely Delgado
Internal Mericine Department, San Juan City Hospital, San Juan, PR 00935
Juan Garcia-Puebla
Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, San Juan City Hospital, San Juan, PR 00935
Rosangela Fernández-Medero
Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, San Juan City Hospital, San Juan, PR 00935
Ricardo Fernandez-Gonzalez
Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, San Juan City Hospital, San Juan, PR 00935

Abstract

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is a rare condition, more commonly seen in patients with history of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, infections, or drug users. Today, we face one novel virus that has cause an outbreak of acute respiratory illness, affecting over a million individuals worldwide. New knowledge is been gained of the virus and possible complications are been seen. Following, we present the case of a 71-year-old man with diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia complicated with spontaneous pneumomediastinum.

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Nieves-Ortiz, A. A., Fonseca-Ferrer, V., Hernández-Moya, K., Mendez Ramirez, K., Ayala-Rivera, J., Delgado, M., … Fernandez-Gonzalez, R. (2020). Spontaneous pneumomediastinum associated with COVID-19: Rare complication of 2020 pandemic. Journal of Pulmonology and Respiratory Research, 4(1), 018–020. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.jprr.1001016
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