Delayed Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema in Covid-19 Patients: A Case Report

نویسندگان

  • Ghapanvari, Fateme Department of Critical Care Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
  • Moradi, Mahnaz Department of Critical Care Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
  • Namdar, Peyman Department of Critical Care Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
  • Sedighi, Mahyar Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
  • Yekefallah, Leili Department of Critical Care Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
چکیده مقاله:

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a severe respiratory disease initiated on December 2019. Genome sequence analysis shows that the pathogen is a complex beta-coronavirus RNA, known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax are rare clinical and radiological conditions associated with COVID-19. This study is case report of pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in two patients with COVID-19, while investigating the clinical and paraclinical symptoms and the treatment process of two cases. Finding factors related to the severity of COVID-19 for improving the final outcome in patients is very important.

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عنوان ژورنال

دوره 24  شماره 2

صفحات  190- 201

تاریخ انتشار 2020-05

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