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. 2021 Jul 23:54:e03962021.
doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0396-2021. eCollection 2021.

Pneumomediastinum in a patient with severe Covid-19 pneumonia

Chee Yik Chang  1
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Pneumomediastinum in a patient with severe Covid-19 pneumonia

Chee Yik Chang. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. .
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Conflict of Interest: The author declares that there is no conflict of interest.

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FIGURE 1:
FIGURE 1:. Computed tomography of the thorax showing patchy ground-glass densities and consolidative changes at bilateral dependent portions of the lungs and two foci of air locules at the anterior mediastinum, suggestive of pneumomediastinum (indicated by arrows).
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