Pneumothorax In Covid-19 Pneumonia: A case series
<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It mainly affects the lungs and common symptoms are fever, cough and shortness of breath. Pneumothorax has...
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| author | Mansoor Hameed (11324145) |
| author2 | Wasim Jamal (14777308) Muhammad Yousaf (754345) Merlin Thomas (6252059) Irfan Ul Haq (9853260) Shakeel Ahmed (3176139) Mushtaq Ahmad (724733) Mohamad Khatib (5240345) |
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| author_facet | Mansoor Hameed (11324145) Wasim Jamal (14777308) Muhammad Yousaf (754345) Merlin Thomas (6252059) Irfan Ul Haq (9853260) Shakeel Ahmed (3176139) Mushtaq Ahmad (724733) Mohamad Khatib (5240345) |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Mansoor Hameed (11324145) Wasim Jamal (14777308) Muhammad Yousaf (754345) Merlin Thomas (6252059) Irfan Ul Haq (9853260) Shakeel Ahmed (3176139) Mushtaq Ahmad (724733) Mohamad Khatib (5240345) |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2020-10-21T00:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101265 |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Biomedical and clinical sciences Cardiovascular medicine and haematology Pneumothorax covid19 computed tomography SARS-CoV −2 |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Pneumothorax In Covid-19 Pneumonia: A case series |
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| description | <h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It mainly affects the lungs and common symptoms are fever, cough and shortness of breath. Pneumothorax has been noted to complicate Covid-19 cases requiring hospital admission, however the exact incidence and risk factors are still unknown</p><h3>Discussion</h3><p dir="ltr">We present a series of 3 cases of primary spontaneous pneumothorax with Covid-19 pneumonia. All cases in our series did not require positive pressure ventilation and none had any pre-existing lung disease. All were never smokers and had favourable outcomes despite having severe Covid-19 with a pneumothorax during the course of the disease. In our literature review we discuss several plausible mechanisms and risk factors resulting in a pneumothorax with Covid-19.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Our cases are a reminder that an acute deterioration with hypoxia in a Covid-19 patient could indicate a pneumothorax. Pneumothorax is one of the reported complications in Covid-19 and clinician vigilance is required during assessment of patients, as both share the common symptom of breathlessness and therefore can mimic each other.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101265" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101265</a></p> |
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| spelling | Pneumothorax In Covid-19 Pneumonia: A case seriesMansoor Hameed (11324145)Wasim Jamal (14777308)Muhammad Yousaf (754345)Merlin Thomas (6252059)Irfan Ul Haq (9853260)Shakeel Ahmed (3176139)Mushtaq Ahmad (724733)Mohamad Khatib (5240345)Biomedical and clinical sciencesCardiovascular medicine and haematologyPneumothoraxcovid19computed tomographySARS-CoV −2<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It mainly affects the lungs and common symptoms are fever, cough and shortness of breath. Pneumothorax has been noted to complicate Covid-19 cases requiring hospital admission, however the exact incidence and risk factors are still unknown</p><h3>Discussion</h3><p dir="ltr">We present a series of 3 cases of primary spontaneous pneumothorax with Covid-19 pneumonia. All cases in our series did not require positive pressure ventilation and none had any pre-existing lung disease. All were never smokers and had favourable outcomes despite having severe Covid-19 with a pneumothorax during the course of the disease. In our literature review we discuss several plausible mechanisms and risk factors resulting in a pneumothorax with Covid-19.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">Our cases are a reminder that an acute deterioration with hypoxia in a Covid-19 patient could indicate a pneumothorax. Pneumothorax is one of the reported complications in Covid-19 and clinician vigilance is required during assessment of patients, as both share the common symptom of breathlessness and therefore can mimic each other.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101265" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101265</a></p>2020-10-21T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101265https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Pneumothorax_In_Covid-19_Pneumonia_A_case_series/24225649CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/242256492020-10-21T00:00:00Z |
| spellingShingle | Pneumothorax In Covid-19 Pneumonia: A case series Mansoor Hameed (11324145) Biomedical and clinical sciences Cardiovascular medicine and haematology Pneumothorax covid19 computed tomography SARS-CoV −2 |
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| title | Pneumothorax In Covid-19 Pneumonia: A case series |
| title_full | Pneumothorax In Covid-19 Pneumonia: A case series |
| title_fullStr | Pneumothorax In Covid-19 Pneumonia: A case series |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pneumothorax In Covid-19 Pneumonia: A case series |
| title_short | Pneumothorax In Covid-19 Pneumonia: A case series |
| title_sort | Pneumothorax In Covid-19 Pneumonia: A case series |
| topic | Biomedical and clinical sciences Cardiovascular medicine and haematology Pneumothorax covid19 computed tomography SARS-CoV −2 |