Pneumomediastinum complicating COVID-19: a case series.

Sérgio Henrique Bastos DamousJones Pessoa Dos Santos JuniorÁlvaro Vicente Alvarez PezzanoMohamad Abdul Majid ChamsNathaly HaritovRicardo WaksmanHelber Vidal Gadelha LimaJocielle Dos Santos MirandaRoberto RasslanEdivaldo Massazo Utiyama

Published in: European journal of medical research (2021)

Pneumomediastinum is a rare complication of COVID-19 pneumonia, and the most likely etiopathogenesis is severe pulmonary involvement, which may or may not be associated with invasive ventilatory support. Future studies with a greater number of cases should elucidate the relationship of pneumomediastinum to a probable prognostic factor.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
coronavirus disease
sars cov
pulmonary hypertension
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
early onset
current status
drug induced
acute respiratory distress syndrome