Diaz Alex, Patel Dolly, Sayedy Najia, Anjum Fatima
Fellow pulmonary/critical care, Nassau University Medical Center 2201 Hempstead turnpike East Meadow, NY 11554 USA.
Fellow pulmonary/critical care, Nassau University Medical Center 2201 Hempstead turnpike East Meadow, NY 11554 USA.
Heart Lung. 2021 Mar-Apr;50(2):202-205. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.12.002. Epub 2020 Dec 4.
COVID-19 is a relatively new and rapidly emerging disease. Given current knowledge of the disease process, it is of the utmost importance to gain further insight into its different clinical manifestations. In this report we describe three cases involving Hispanic males with COVID-19 all of whom developed pneumomediastinum during their hospital course. We want to emphasize the importance of this adverse event despite their non-smoking history and the exclusion of positive pressure ventilation. Frequent chest radiographs help with early recognition of this disease process. Early detection of pneumomediastinum is important as this could lead to worse morbidity if left unrecognized despite its usually benign nature.
新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）是一种相对较新且迅速出现的疾病。鉴于目前对该疾病进程的了解，进一步深入了解其不同的临床表现至关重要。在本报告中，我们描述了三例涉及感染COVID-19的西班牙裔男性病例，他们在住院期间均出现了纵隔气肿。我们想强调这一不良事件的重要性，尽管他们没有吸烟史且排除了正压通气因素。频繁的胸部X光检查有助于早期识别这一疾病进程。早期发现纵隔气肿很重要，因为尽管其通常性质良性，但如果未被识别，可能会导致更严重的发病率。
