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Editor, Senior Moderator
Cureus
. 2021 Sep 25;13(9):e18287.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.18287. eCollection 2021 Sep.
COVID-19-Associated Pneumomediastinum: An Emerging Clinical Presentation
George Hogan[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Recent publications have suggested an association between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonitis and pneumomediastinum. The association has been linked to the frequent use of mechanical ventilation in these patients; however, there have also been increasing reports of spontaneous pneumomediastinum in the absence of mechanical ventilation. These reports suggest a direct association between COVID-19 pneumonitis and increased alveolar fragility. In this report, we present a case of a spontaneous mediastinum in a 64-year-old male patient with COVID-19 without any history of mechanical ventilation.
Keywords: covid 19; pneumomediastinum; spontaneous pneumomediastinum (spm); surgical emphysema; viral pneumonitis.
. 2021 Sep 25;13(9):e18287.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.18287. eCollection 2021 Sep.
COVID-19-Associated Pneumomediastinum: An Emerging Clinical Presentation
George Hogan[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34722063
- PMCID: PMC8546193
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.18287
Abstract
Recent publications have suggested an association between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonitis and pneumomediastinum. The association has been linked to the frequent use of mechanical ventilation in these patients; however, there have also been increasing reports of spontaneous pneumomediastinum in the absence of mechanical ventilation. These reports suggest a direct association between COVID-19 pneumonitis and increased alveolar fragility. In this report, we present a case of a spontaneous mediastinum in a 64-year-old male patient with COVID-19 without any history of mechanical ventilation.
Keywords: covid 19; pneumomediastinum; spontaneous pneumomediastinum (spm); surgical emphysema; viral pneumonitis.