Naslov
SPONTANI PNEUMOMEDIJASTINUM NAKON SPIROMETRIJE U BOLESNIKA DVA MJESECA NAKON PREBOLJENJA PNEUMONIJE COVID-19

Autori
Ljilja, A ; Ranilović, D ; Marasović, I ; Bešić, D ; Piskač Živković, N

Izvornik
Acta medica Croatica (1330-0164) 75 (2021), 3; 211-214

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
mediastinal emphysema, COVID-19, pneumonia, pneumothorax, spirometry/adverse effects

Sažetak
We present a case report of a middle-aged man who developed spontaneous pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax after performing spirometry. The patient was evaluated in post-COVID-19 outpatient hospital 70 days after his initial hospitalization for severe COVID-19 pneumonia. After performing forced expiratory maneuver on spirometry, high- resolution computed tomography (HRCT) showed a small right-sided pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum along the bronchi, large blood vessels, and cardiac contour with ‘ground-glass’ opacifi cations in all lung lobes. The patient was cardiopulmonary compensated and conservative treatment was recommended. The long- term consequences of COVID-19 pneumonia are still not suffi ciently known. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum can very rarely occur as a complication during regular investigation of lung function caused by forced expiratory maneuver on spirometry. Due to lung parenchymal damage, pneumomediastinum with or without pneumothorax in post-COVID-19 patients occurring after spirometry can be expected as a rare but possible complication.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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