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  • J Infect Dis Ther,
  • DOI: 10.4172/2332-0877.1000454

Spontaneous Pneumothorax as a Complication of COVID-19

Shreya Podder1, Emmanuel Ekanem1*, Nisha Donthi1, Hooman Bakhshi1, Joshua Stodghill2, Sandeep Khandhar2, Amit Mahajan3 and Mehul Desai4
1Department of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
2Department of Thoracic Surgery, Inova Health System, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
3Department of Interventional Pulmonology, Inova Health System, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
4Department of Critical Care Medicine, Inova Health System, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
*Corresponding Author : Emmanuel Ekanem, Department of Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia, USA, Email: emmanuelmd14@gmail.com

Received Date: Mar 03, 2021 / Accepted Date: Mar 18, 2021 / Published Date: Mar 25, 2021

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) has been associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Our understanding of the clinical spectrum of disease continues to evolve, with increased reports of multi-organ complications. Spontaneous pneumothorax has emerged as a concerning complication in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Retrospective studies, which have primarily been case reports and small case series, suggest that pneumothoraces may occur in 1%-2% of patients with COVID-19. This potentially lethal complication is thought to occur in mechanically ventilated patients and those with underlying lung disease. We recently published our institutional experience during the early phase of the pandemic where we identified 22 cases of spontaneous pneumothorax in patients admitted to our health system with COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; Spontaneous pneumothorax; Ventilated patients

Citation: Podder S, Ekanem E, Donthi N, Bakhshi H, Stodghill J et al. (2021) Spontaneous Pneumothorax as a Complication of COVID-19. J Infect Dis Ther 9:454. Doi: 10.4172/2332-0877.1000454

Copyright: © 2021 Podder S, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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