COVID-19-associated pneumomediastinum

Nina Goldman; Balamayran Ketheeswaran; Henrietta Wilson

doi:10.7861/clinmed.2020-0247

COVID-19-associated pneumomediastinum

Clin Med (Lond). 2020 Jul;20(4):e91-e92. doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0247. Epub 2020 May 22.

Authors

Nina Goldman¹, Balamayran Ketheeswaran², Henrietta Wilson³

Affiliations

¹ Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, UK nina.goldman@nhs.net.
² Whipps Cross University Hospital, London, UK.
³ St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK.

Abstract

A case is presented highlighting the emerging association of COVID-19 with pneumomediastinum, even in patients who have never received mechanical ventilation or positive airway pressure.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS; pneumomediastinum.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Computed Tomography Angiography
Coronavirus Infections / complications*
Humans
Male
Mediastinal Emphysema / diagnostic imaging*
Mediastinal Emphysema / virology*
Middle Aged
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
SARS-CoV-2