Delayed Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema in Covid-19 Patients: Two Case Reports

Delayed Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema in Covid-19 Patients: Two Case Reports

Mahnaz Moradi, Leili YekeFallah, Mahyar Sedighi, Fateme Ghapanvari, Peyman Namdar

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a severe respiratory disease initiated on December 2019. Genomesequence analysis shows that the pathogen is a complex beta-coronavirus RNA, known as SevereAcute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum andpneumothorax are rare clinical and radiological conditions associated with COVID-19. This study is casereport of pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in two patients with COVID-19, whileinvestigating the clinical and paraclinical symptoms and the treatment process of two cases. Findingfactors related to the severity of COVID-19 for improving the final outcome in patients is very important.

2020

Coronavirus disease 2019, Pneumothorax, subcutaneous emphysema, spontaneous pneumomediastinum

10.32598/JQUMS.24.2.433.8

The Journal of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

Qazvin University of Medical Sciences & Health Services

Medicine