Aqusa Zahid, Mohammad Yaseen and Naveed Rashid*
Volume2-Issue5
Dates: Received: 2021-05-07 | Accepted: 2021-05-11 | Published: 2021-05-12
Pages: 320-322
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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