Pneumatocele in COVID-19 Infection: A Harbor of Future Complications

Aqusa Zahid; Mohammad Yaseen; Naveed Rashid*

doi:10.37871/jbres1234

Case Report

Pneumatocele in COVID-19 Infection: A Harbor of Future Complications

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Article Type Case Report

Subject Medicine Group

OCLC 9031346457

Aqusa Zahid, Mohammad Yaseen and Naveed Rashid*

Issue: Volume2-Issue5

Pages: 320-322

Received: 2021-05-07

Accepted: 2021-05-11

Published: 2021-05-12

Abstract

The year 2020 has been marked by the pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS CO-V-2) disease (COVID-19). The virus has infected millions of people around the world. Lung is the most commonly affected organ of body. Various radio-logical manifestation of disease on lungs reported so far include ground glass, consolidations. Cysts or pneumatocele have rarely been reported. We here present a case of patient who presented to us with a spontaneous pneumothorax and during surgery was found to have pneumatocele. The aim of the case here is to highlight the variety of ways COVID-19 can affect the lungs.

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Zahid A, Yaseen M, Rashid N. Pneumatocele in COVID-19 Infection: A Harbor of Future Complications. J Biomed Res Environ Sci. 2021 May 12; 2(5): 320-322. doi: 10.37871/jbres1234, Article ID: jbres1234

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Public Health Pulmonology

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