Spontaneous pneumothorax as a complication in COVID‐19 recovered male patient: a case report from a tertiary care centre in Central India

Sheikh Wajid; Manoj Kela; Abhishek Bawa; Rohit Harchandani; Ashish Vora; Vinod Bhandari; Rajesh Sharma; Ravi Doshi

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20212251

Authors

Sheikh Wajid Department of Surgery, SAMC & PGI, SAIMS university, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Manoj Kela Department of Surgery, SAMC & PGI, SAIMS university, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Abhishek Bawa Department of Surgery, SAMC & PGI, SAIMS university, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Rohit Harchandani Department of Surgery, SAMC & PGI, SAIMS university, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Ashish Vora Department of Surgery, SAMC & PGI, SAIMS university, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Vinod Bhandari Department of Surgery, SAMC & PGI, SAIMS university, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Rajesh Sharma Department of Surgery, SAMC & PGI, SAIMS university, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Ravi Doshi Department of Respiratory Medicine, SAMC & PGI, SAIMS university, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20212251

Keywords:

COVID-19, Pneumothorax, Pulmonary comorbidity, Cough, Middle east respiratory syndrome

Abstract

As the number of COVID-19 cases emerge new complications associated with the disease are recognised. This report records a case of pneumothorax in a COVID-19 patient. Our report justifies that pneumothorax can occur during different phases of disease in patients without any history of pulmonary comorbidity and is not necessarily associated to positive pressure ventilation or a severity of COVID-19. However debatable might be the exact mechanism of the process be, this observation might imply that extensive alveolar destruction due to COVID-19 may lead to bulla formation resulting in subsequent pneumothorax.

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Author Biography

Abhishek Bawa, Department of Surgery, SAMC & PGI, SAIMS university, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

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