• Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. · Sep 2020

    Review Case Reports

    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, and Mouhand F H Mohamed.
    • Internal Medicine Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
    • Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 2020 Sep 1; 103 (3): 1166-1169.

    AbstractCOVID-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.

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