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Cureus
. 2021 Aug 9;13(8):e17025.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.17025. eCollection 2021 Aug.
Recurrent Pneumothorax in an Adult Male With Bilateral COVID-19 Pneumonia
Ayusha Poudel[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Anurag Adhikari[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Barun B Aryal[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yashasa Poudel[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ishu Shrestha[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Pneumothorax is defined as the condition in which air is collected between the visceral and parietal pleura. Pneumothorax as a complication of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection has been reported in relatively few cases and recurrent pneumothorax is even rarer. We present a case of a 50-year-old critically ill patient who required mechanical ventilation for 55 days and developed recurrent bilateral pneumothorax. The patient initially presented with shortness of breath and cough. He was found to be COVID-19 positive on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. Subsequently, his oxygen demand increased, and he ultimately needed mechanical ventilation. He developed four episodes of pneumothorax. The patient was managed in all four episodes with intercostal tube insertion. To prevent subsequent episodes, pleurodesis was performed after the fourth episode of pneumothorax.
Keywords: covid-19; pleurodesis; pneumonia; pneumothorax; recurrent pneumothorax.
. 2021 Aug 9;13(8):e17025.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.17025. eCollection 2021 Aug.
Recurrent Pneumothorax in an Adult Male With Bilateral COVID-19 Pneumonia
Ayusha Poudel[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Anurag Adhikari[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Barun B Aryal[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yashasa Poudel[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ishu Shrestha[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 34522506
- PMCID: PMC8425393
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.17025
Abstract
Pneumothorax is defined as the condition in which air is collected between the visceral and parietal pleura. Pneumothorax as a complication of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection has been reported in relatively few cases and recurrent pneumothorax is even rarer. We present a case of a 50-year-old critically ill patient who required mechanical ventilation for 55 days and developed recurrent bilateral pneumothorax. The patient initially presented with shortness of breath and cough. He was found to be COVID-19 positive on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. Subsequently, his oxygen demand increased, and he ultimately needed mechanical ventilation. He developed four episodes of pneumothorax. The patient was managed in all four episodes with intercostal tube insertion. To prevent subsequent episodes, pleurodesis was performed after the fourth episode of pneumothorax.
Keywords: covid-19; pleurodesis; pneumonia; pneumothorax; recurrent pneumothorax.