Case series of COVID-19 with spontaneous pneumomediastinum

Nur Munirah I 1 , Chidambaram SK 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Hospital Sungai Buloh, Department of Medicine, Infectious diseases Unit, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 2 Hospital Sungai Buloh, Department of Medicine, Infectious diseases Unit, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 2022 01;77(1):92-94.
PMID: 35087002

Abstract

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is a rare condition in viral pneumonia. However, it can arise spontaneously in COVID-19 patients with no other risk factors. Here we present four cases of spontaneous pneumomediastinum in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia with no other precipitating factors.

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