Spontaneous bilateral pneumothorax in a previously healthy COVID-19 patient: A case report

Authors

  • Haryati Haryati
  • Ira Nurrasyidah
  • Erna Kusumawardhani

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32677/ijcr.v9i7.4045

Keywords:

Severe pneumonia COVID-19, bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax, chest tube insertion, conservative management

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is commonly linked with mild cough, fever, and shortness of breath symptoms. However, there have been reports of pneumothorax, which particularly occurred at least 1 week following symptom onset in elderly COVID-19 patients. Spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) is an uncommon but possibly fatal complication of COVID-19 pneumonia and is rarely reported in non-intubated patients. We report a case of a healthy, non-smoker 35-year-old young woman who presented with a 7-day cough, fever, and sudden shortness of breath. She was diagnosed with severe COVID-19 pneumonia, experienced a right SP, and developed a second pneumothorax on the contralateral side. She improved gradually following chest tube insertion in the right lung and conservative management for the left pneumothorax.

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Published

2024-02-01

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Case Report

How to Cite

Spontaneous bilateral pneumothorax in a previously healthy COVID-19 patient: A case report. (2024). Indian Journal of Case Reports, 9(7), 188-190. https://doi.org/10.32677/ijcr.v9i7.4045

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