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. 2021:24:e01090.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01090. Epub 2021 Mar 27.

Severe pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema subsequent to prolonged mechanical ventilation

Diana M Fidrocki  1 , Nathaniel R Greenbaum  1 , Geraldine C Diaz  1
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Severe pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema subsequent to prolonged mechanical ventilation

Diana M Fidrocki et al. IDCases. 2021.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Pneumomediastinum; SARS CoV2.

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Computed tomography image demonstrating pneumomediastinum and severe subcutaneous emphysema in patient with COVID-19.
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