PRIMARY SPONTANEOUS PARTIAL PNEUMOTHORAX IN A PATIENT WITH COVID-19 PNEUMONIA. HAVE WE UNDERESTIMATED THIS COMPLICATION? A CASE REPORT

  • Radmila Dmitrović medical doctor
  • Biljana Lazovic M.D; Ph.D,
  • Isidora Simonovic medical doctor
  • Antonio Esquinas Hospital Morales Meseguer, Intensive Care Unit, Murcia,
  • Mersudin Mulic State University Novi Pazar, Novi Pazar
Keywords: primary spontaneous pneumothorax, partial, COVID-19, treatment

Abstract


Introduction and case report: We described a case of primary spontaneous partial pneumothorax in a middle-aged man with COVID-19 pneumonia who presented with fever, loss of appetite, and malaise. Laboratory results revealed higher levels of inflammatory markers, as well as sterile urine and blood cultures. On admission, a chest X-ray revealed bilateral patchy consolidations in the lung parenchyma, as well as a left-sided partial pneumothorax. Throughout his hospitalization, the patient was closely examined by a thoracic surgeon, and a chest X-ray was taken on multiple occasions. There was spontaneous resorption of air from the pleural space. Conclusion: Pneumothorax is a rare but serious complication of the COVID-19 infection that has recently been documented in patients with no comorbidities, requiring various types of ventilatory support. The precise mechanism of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in COVID-19 infection is unknown, but it will undoubtedly pose a challenge to future researchers.

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Published
2022/06/02
Section
Case report