University of Health Sciences, Istanbul Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Department of Radiology, İstanbul, Turkey.
J Infect Public Health. 2020 Jun;13(6):887-889. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2020.05.012. Epub 2020 May 26.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome virus coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As known, COVID-19 has become a global pandemic and serious health problem. Disease mainly affects lungs and common findings are fever cough and shortness of breath. Computerized tomography (CT) has an important role in initial evaluation and follow up of COVID-19. Main (CT) finding of the disease is bilateral extensive ground-glass opacification (GGO) with a peripheral or posterior distribution, mainly involving the lower lobes. In this case report, we present a pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema case in a patient with COVID-19. To the best of authors' knowledge, it is the first illustrated case of pneumothorax accompanying COVID-19 pneumonia.
新型冠状病毒病（COVID-19）是由严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒 2（SARS-CoV-2）引起的传染病。众所周知，COVID-19 已成为全球性大流行和严重的健康问题。该病主要影响肺部，常见表现为发热、咳嗽和呼吸急促。计算机断层扫描（CT）在 COVID-19 的初始评估和随访中具有重要作用。该病的主要（CT）表现为双侧广泛磨玻璃影（GGO），伴周围或后分布，主要累及下叶。在本病例报告中，我们报告了 1 例 COVID-19 患者并发气胸和皮下气肿的病例。据作者所知，这是首例伴有 COVID-19 肺炎的气胸病例。
