Younes Islam, Mohammadian Mahsa, Elkattawy Sherif, Singh Zamir, Brescia Michael L
Internal Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School/Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, USA.
Internal Medicine, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School/Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, USA.
Cureus. 2020 Dec 20;12(12):e12191. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12191.
SARS-CoV-2 has created universal disarray since its outbreak in 2019. Emergent measures were taken worldwide to mitigate the morbid outcomes of the pandemic. Multiple organ systems have been shown to be negatively impacted secondary to the heightened inflammatory response to the novel virus. In this report, we focus on the respiratory system. The novel virus impact on the respiratory system has been well documented, leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome. Here, we present a case of a patient with no risk factors for pneumothorax (smoking, underlying lung disease, prior history of pneumothorax, age, family history) who was found to be SARS-CoV-2 positive and developed a significant pneumothorax requiring transfer to the intensive care unit.
自2019年爆发以来，严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2（SARS-CoV-2）已造成全球混乱。全球采取了紧急措施以减轻这场大流行的不良后果。继发于对这种新型病毒的炎症反应加剧，多个器官系统已被证明受到负面影响。在本报告中，我们重点关注呼吸系统。新型病毒对呼吸系统的影响已有充分记录，可导致急性呼吸窘迫综合征。在此，我们报告一例无气胸危险因素（吸烟、潜在肺部疾病、气胸既往史、年龄、家族史）的患者，该患者被检测出SARS-CoV-2呈阳性，并发生了严重气胸，需要转至重症监护病房。
