Rehman Tyler, Josephson Greta, Sunbuli Moutaz, Chadaga Amar R
Internal Medicine Residency, University of Illinois at Chicago/Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL.
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, IL.
Ochsner J. 2020 Fall;20(3):343-345. doi: 10.31486/toj.20.0072.
The relationship between the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pneumothorax is not yet established. As of June 2020, few cases of nonintubated patients developing pneumothorax had been documented. We present the case of an elderly patient with COVID-19 pneumonia that resulted in a prolonged hospital course because of pneumothorax complication. The patient did not develop severe symptoms and did not require intubation. This case report should aid clinicians assessing patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.
2019新型冠状病毒(COVID-19)与气胸之间的关系尚未明确。截至2020年6月,仅有少数非插管患者发生气胸的病例被记录在案。我们报告一例因COVID-19肺炎并发气胸导致住院时间延长的老年患者病例。该患者未出现严重症状,也无需插管。本病例报告应有助于临床医生评估COVID-19肺炎患者。