Bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax as a late complication of COVID-19, a
case report
Abstract
The first case of sever pneumonia caused by coronavirus (COVID-19) was
detected in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and spread rapidly around the
world. Pneumothorax has been reported as an uncommon complication
following COVID-19 infection which caused by alveolar rupture, air
leakage and interstitial emphysema after alveolar damages. Bilateral
pneumothorax is also an uncommon life threatening complication induced
by COVID-19 which has to be considered in patients present with late
sudden dyspnea after Coronavirus infection. In this case report, we are
presenting a patient with mild COVID-19 pneumonia with a left massive
pneumothorax following a late sudden dyspnea in third week of the
disease, during the hospitalization, in addition to aggravating the
respiratory condition, right pneumothorax was also added.