Huis In 't Veld Maite A, Ten Kortenaar Suzanne W, Bodifee Thomas M, Stavast Jeroen, Kessels Bart
Department of Emergency Medicine, Elisabeth TweeSteden Ziekenhuis, Tilburg, the Netherlands; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Elisabeth TweeSteden Ziekenhuis, Tilburg, the Netherlands.
J Emerg Med. 2021 Jun;60(6):793-795. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.01.008. Epub 2021 Jan 22.
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a recent viral outbreak that has rapidly spread to multiple countries worldwide. Little is known about COVID-19 infection-related complications.
We report a patient who developed spontaneous bilateral pneumothorax after a recent COVID-19 infection. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of spontaneous bilateral pneumothorax in a patient with recent confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection without any risk factors for pneumothorax and who had not received positive pressure ventilation. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: There may be a possible correlation between a recent COVID-19 infection and the development of spontaneous pneumothorax. The diagnosis of spontaneous pneumothorax should be considered in any patient with known or suspected recent COVID-19 infection who presents with new acute symptoms consistent with pneumothorax or sudden clinical deterioration.
2019年新型冠状病毒病（COVID-19）是最近爆发的一种病毒，已迅速蔓延至全球多个国家。关于COVID-19感染相关并发症的了解甚少。
我们报告一名患者，在近期感染COVID-19后出现自发性双侧气胸。据我们所知，这是首例报告的近期确诊严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2感染患者发生自发性双侧气胸的病例，该患者无任何气胸危险因素且未接受正压通气。急诊科医生为何应了解这一情况？：近期COVID-19感染与自发性气胸的发生之间可能存在关联。对于任何已知或疑似近期感染COVID-19且出现与气胸相符的新急性症状或临床突然恶化的患者，均应考虑自发性气胸的诊断。
