Hampson, Frances and Salih, Waleed and Helm, Jennifer (2021) Development of a Large Pneumatocele in a Patient Recovering from COVID-19 Pneumonitis. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 8 (6). pp. 1-5. ISSN ISSN: 2284-2594
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Abstract
A 39-year-old man presented with severe COVID-19 pneumonitis requiring hospital admission. He represented three days following discharge with sudden onset breathlessness and chest pain. Initial imaging suggested the presence of a left pneumothorax. Following further clinical decline a plan was made to insert a CT guided chest drain. However, imaging in the prone position for the procedure unexpectedly revealed a large left lower lobe pneumatocele with only a very small pneumothorax. Events and appearances suggest that this is a rare case of delayed COVID-19 pneumonitis-related pneumatocele formation. We will discuss the clinical significance of this entity.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | COVID-19, CT, pneumothorax, pneumatocele |
| 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: | 25 Jan 2022 15:32 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jan 2022 15:32 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21257 |
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