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Hydropneumothorax With Persistent Air Leak in a Patient With Mild COVID-19 Disease
Ioannis N Pantazopoulos1, Athanasios Pagonis2, Garifallia Perlepe2
1Emergency Medicine, University General Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, GRC.
Abstract:
COVID-19 is a pandemic viral disease with a catastrophic global impact. The severity of COVID-19 symptoms ranges from very mild to severe and affects mainly the respiratory system. Spontaneous pneumothorax and pleural effusion are rarely seen in spontaneously breathing COVID-19 patients. We herein report a case of a patient with mild COVID-19 disease presenting to the emergency department with hydropneumothorax. Due to persistent air leak, the patient was managed with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) bullectomy and talc pleurodesis. Clinicians managing these patients should be alert to early diagnose this complication.
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