Spontaneous pneumomediastinum occurring in the SARS-COV-2 infection

Sylvie Kolani; Nawfal Houari; Meryem Haloua; Youssef Alaoui Lamrani; Meryem Boubbou; Mounia Serraj; Bouchra Aamara; Mustapha Maaroufi; Badreeddine Alami

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00806

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum occurring in the SARS-COV-2 infection

IDCases. 2020 May 11:21:e00806. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00806. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Sylvie Kolani¹, Nawfal Houari², Meryem Haloua^{1

3}, Youssef Alaoui Lamrani^{1

3}, Meryem Boubbou^{1

3}, Mounia Serraj⁴, Bouchra Aamara⁴, Mustapha Maaroufi^{1

3}, Badreeddine Alami^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Radiology Department of Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
² Anesthesiology & Intensive Care Unit A4, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
³ Laboratory of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medecine and Pharmacy of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.
⁴ Pneumology Department of Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco.

Abstract

We report the case of a 23 year old female admitted for management of infection by the SARS-COV-2. The chest CT found a spontaneous pneumomediastinum that resorbed over 7 days with a good clinical outcome. We will discuss the mechanism underlying the occurrence of spontaneous pneumomediastinum during a COVID-19 pneumonia.

Keywords: CT; Covid_19; Pathophysiology; Prognosis; Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum.

Publication types

Case Reports