Pneumomediastinum in an asthmatic patient with COVID-19
Authors : Hulya Dirol, Ilknur Aksu Yalçinkaya
Pages : 351-353
Doi:10.53394/akd.975554
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Publication Date : 2023-09-01
Article Type : Research Article
Abstract :Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is a rare disease that develops due to alveolar rupture. Many cases with pneumomediastinum, related to Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) have been reported so far, but most of these patients had severe disease and extensive parenchymal damage. Pneumomediastinum is fairly rare in COVID-19 with such a little lung infiltration. It is supposed to occur as a result of the increased intra-alveolar pressure induced by an excessive cough. Here, we present a patient with asthma with typical symptoms of COVID-19 on chest computerized tomography (CT) and focal ground-glass opacity and pneumomediastinum, which spontaneously regressed without cardiac or respiratory complications.Keywords : COVID-19, Pnömomediastinum, Öksürük, Alveol