COVID-19 and pneumothorax: a multicentre retrospective case series.
Anthony W MartinelliTejas IngleJoseph NewmanIftikhar NadeemKarl A JacksonNicholas David LaneJames MelhornHelen E DaviesAnthony J RostronAldrin AdeniKevin ConroyNicholas WoznitzaMatthew MatsonSimon E BrillJames MurrayAmar ShahRevati NaranSamanjit S HareOliver CollasSarah BighamMichael SpiroMargaret M HuangBeenish IqbalSarah TrenfieldStephane LedotSujal DesaiLewis StandingJudith BabarRazeen MahroofIan SmithKai LeeNairi TchrakianStephanie UysWilliam Martin RickettsAnant R C PatelAvinash AujayebMaria KokosiAlexander J K WilkinsonStefan John MarciniakPublished in: The European respiratory journal (2020)
These cases suggest that pneumothorax is a complication of COVID-19. Pneumothorax does not seem to be an independent marker of poor prognosis and we encourage continuation of active treatment where clinically possible.