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. 2020 Dec;12(12):7488-7493.
doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-1687.

Pneumothorax as the presenting manifestation of COVID-19

Shahin Ayazi  1 , Javad Zebarjadi  2 , Andrew D Grubic  1 , Hamed Tahmasbi  2 , Khosro Ayazi  2 , Blair A Jobe  1
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Pneumothorax as the presenting manifestation of COVID-19

Shahin Ayazi et al. J Thorac Dis. 2020 Dec.
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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd-20-1687). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

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Figure 1
Chest CT scan of patient 1 showing a large left sided pneumothorax.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Chest CT scan of patient 2 showing a moderate left sided pneumothorax.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Chest CT scan of patient 3 showing a large right sided pneumothorax.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Chest X-ray of patient 3. (A) after thoracostomy tube placement; (B) after removal of the tube and resolution of pneumothorax.
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