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Editorial
. 2020 Nov 19;56(5):2003308.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.03308-2020. Print 2020 Nov.

Pleural diseases and COVID-19: ubi fumus, ibi ignis

José M Porcel  1
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Editorial

Pleural diseases and COVID-19: ubi fumus, ibi ignis

José M Porcel. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

There is both direct and circumstantial evidence that SARS-CoV-2 is responsible for the generation of pleural effusions and secondary spontaneous pneumothorax/pneumomediastinum https://bit.ly/3gZqA7Z

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: J.M. Porcel has nothing to disclose.

Comment on

  • COVID-19 and pneumothorax: a multicentre retrospective case series.
    Martinelli AW, Ingle T, Newman J, Nadeem I, Jackson K, Lane ND, Melhorn J, Davies HE, Rostron AJ, Adeni A, Conroy K, Woznitza N, Matson M, Brill SE, Murray J, Shah A, Naran R, Hare SS, Collas O, Bigham S, Spiro M, Huang MM, Iqbal B, Trenfield S, Ledot S, Desai S, Standing L, Babar J, Mahroof R, Smith I, Lee K, Tchrakian N, Uys S, Ricketts W, Patel ARC, Aujayeb A, Kokosi M, Wilkinson AJK, Marciniak SJ. Martinelli AW, et al. Eur Respir J. 2020 Nov 19;56(5):2002697. doi: 10.1183/13993003.02697-2020. Print 2020 Nov. Eur Respir J. 2020. PMID: 32907891 Free PMC article.

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