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Case Reports
. 2022 May 31:9:2333794X221101773.
doi: 10.1177/2333794X221101773. eCollection 2022.

Pneumomediastinum After COVID-19

Kasey B Johnson  1 , Vanessa G Carroll  1   2 , Hinah G Parker  1   2
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Case Reports

Pneumomediastinum After COVID-19

Kasey B Johnson et al. Glob Pediatr Health. .

Abstract

A preadolescent female presented to the emergency department with an acute asthma exacerbation. Chest radiograph and computed tomography scan showed extensive pneumomediastinum with a small pneumopericardium without a distinct source for this air leak. The patient was admitted for noninvasive monitoring, analgesia, and high concentration oxygen. Serial chest radiographs showed marked improvement following high concentration oxygen, and she was discharged on hospital day 3. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium are rare complications of asthma that can often be managed conservatively but should be considered on the differential for this patient population, and may be a complication of COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; asthma; pneumomediastinum; pneumopericardium; remodeling.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(A) Anteriorposterior chest radiograph and (B) lateral chest radiograph showing extensive pneumomediastinum and a small pneumopericardium from day of admission. (C) Anteriorposterior Chest radiograph showing resolution on hospital day 2.
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