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Review
. 2020 Sep;103(3):1162-1165.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0680.

Case Report: COVID-19-Associated Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax-A Literature Review

Ayat Alhakeem  1 , Muhammad Mohsin Khan  2   3 , Hussam Al Soub  4   5 , Zohaib Yousaf  3   6
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Review

Case Report: COVID-19-Associated Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax-A Literature Review

Ayat Alhakeem et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

COVID-19 is a pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, primarily affecting the respiratory tract. Pulmonary complications of COVID-19 may include acute respiratory distress syndrome and pulmonary embolism. Pneumothorax has been recently reported in association with COVID-19. We report a case of COVID-19 pneumonia with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax with no known underlying lung disease or risk factors.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: This work has been approved by the institutional review board (manuscript number MRC-04-20-395).

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(A) Chest X-ray depicting bilateral lung infiltrates, (B) chest X-ray depicting right pneumothorax with right lung collapse and tracheal deviation to the left, (C) chest X-ray depicting bilateral pneumothorax with left > right and tracheal deviation to the right, and (D) chest CT depicting bilateral bullae, ground-glass appearance, and large left pneumothorax with underlying collapsed lung.
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