Case Report: COVID-19–related pneumothorax—case series highlighting a significant complication

Shaikha D. Al-Shokri; Ashraf O.E. Ahmed; Ahmed Osman Saleh; Mohamed AbouKamar; Khalid Ahmed; Mouhand F.H. Mohamed

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.20-0713

Case Report: COVID-19–related pneumothorax—case series highlighting a significant complication

Shaikha D. Al-Shokri, Ashraf O.E. Ahmed, Ahmed Osman Saleh, Mohamed AbouKamar, Khalid Ahmed, Mouhand F.H. Mohamed

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COVID-19 is a recent outbreak in China and rapidly spread worldwide. Lung consolidation is the most common radiologic finding of COVID-19 pneumonia. Pneumothorax has been rarely reported as a complication of severe COVID-19 pneumonia. Early recognition and management are detrimental to the outcome. We here report three cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection complicated by pneumothorax. In addition, we present a brief literature review.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1166-1169
Number of pages	4
Journal	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	103
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-0713
Publication status	Published - Sept 2020
Externally published	Yes

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