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J Chest Surg
Published online February 15, 2021
Copyright © Journal of Chest Surgery.
Muhammet Sayan , M.D., Merve Satir Turk
, M.D., Dilvin Ozkan
, M.D., Aykut Kankoc
, M.D., Ismail Tombul
, M.D., Ali Celik
, M.D.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
Correspondence to:Muhammet Sayan
Tel 90-5071927600
Fax 90-5071927600
E-mail muhammets@gazi.edu.tr
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5402-9031
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The increasing number of studies published on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia has improved our knowledge of the disease itself and its complications. Despite a considerable number of publications on COVID-19 pneumonia-associated pneumothorax, no article on spontaneous hemopneumothorax has been found in the English-language literature. According to published case reports, pneumothorax generally occurs in hospitalized patients during treatment, whereas cases that arise in the late period after discharge are exceptional. Herein, we present a case of spontaneous hemopneumothorax occurring as a late complication of COVID-19 pneumonia on day 17 after discharge.
Keywords: COVID-19, Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum, Hemothorax
J Chest Surg
Published online February 15, 2021
Copyright © Journal of Chest Surgery.
Muhammet Sayan , M.D., Merve Satir Turk
, M.D., Dilvin Ozkan
, M.D., Aykut Kankoc
, M.D., Ismail Tombul
, M.D., Ali Celik
, M.D.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
Correspondence to:Muhammet Sayan
Tel 90-5071927600
Fax 90-5071927600
E-mail muhammets@gazi.edu.tr
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5402-9031
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The increasing number of studies published on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia has improved our knowledge of the disease itself and its complications. Despite a considerable number of publications on COVID-19 pneumonia-associated pneumothorax, no article on spontaneous hemopneumothorax has been found in the English-language literature. According to published case reports, pneumothorax generally occurs in hospitalized patients during treatment, whereas cases that arise in the late period after discharge are exceptional. Herein, we present a case of spontaneous hemopneumothorax occurring as a late complication of COVID-19 pneumonia on day 17 after discharge.
Keywords: COVID-19, Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum, Hemothorax
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