Poggiali, Erika and Vercelli, Andrea and Iannicelli, Teresa and Tinelli, Valentina and Celoni, Laura and Magnacavallo, Andrea (2020) COVID-19, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Pneumothorax: A Frightening Triad. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 7 (7). pp. 1-6. ISSN ISSN: 2284-2594
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Abstract
We describe the case of a male patient admitted to our emergency department during the Italian COVID-19 epidemic, for progressive worsening dyspnoea. A diagnosis of pneumothorax and diffuse interstitial lung involvement was promptly made by lung ultrasound and confirmed by an HRCT scan. A chest CT scan also showed diffuse emphysema, as observed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and small consolidations in the lower lobes, suggestive for COVID-19 pneumonia. A chest tube was immediately inserted in the emergency room with complete resolution of the dyspnoea. A nasopharyngeal swab for 2019-nCoV was positive. Unfortunately, the patient died from COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome after 48 days of hospitalization.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | COVID-19, pneumonia, dyspnoea, pneumothorax, COPD, ARDS |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2021 14:21 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Dec 2021 14:21 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/20910 |
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