Bronchopleural fistula causing persistent pneumothorax in COVID-19 pneumonia patient with no risk factors.
Mhd Baraa HabibIbrahim Mohammad ObeidatKhaled AliMohamed AbdelrazekMouhand Faisal Hamad MohamedPublished in: Clinical case reports (2021)
Although pneumothorax is a well-known complication of COVID-19 pneumonia especially in patients requiring mechanical ventilation, bronchopleural fistula causing persistent pneumothorax in sole COVID-19 pneumonia is extremely rare. In this case, we illustrate that bronchopleural fistula can be found in COVID-19 pneumonia, even with no risk factors nor mechanical ventilation administration.
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- respiratory failure
- risk factors
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- intensive care unit
- end stage renal disease
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- ejection fraction
- community acquired pneumonia
- patient reported