Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Post COVID-19 Patients - A Case Series

Authors

  • Gaurav Wadhawan
  • Konark Thakkar
  • Ravdeep Singh

Abstract

Covid- 19 is that the acute respiratory communicable disease caused by novel coronavirus later named as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus 2 (SARS- CoV- 2).Clinical findings of coronavirus outbreak revealed majority of patients as asymptomatic or mild to moderate symptoms while a number of the cases present with severity of disease. New case with complication associated with disease emerges because the number of covid-19 cases raised. We present the case series of 10 patients of spontaneous pneumothorax in post covid-19 patient. Although the precise mechanism remains not known but our observation emphasis on thereon NIV or IV may well be one in all the adding factors to develop post covid pneumothorax.

Downloads

Published

2022-01-24