SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX IN A PATIENT WITH COVID-19

SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX IN A PATIENT WITH COVID-19

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) frequently involves the respiratory system causing pneumonia. The disease started in December 2019 and is now a global pandemic. The disease is not limited to the respiratory system and cardiac, cutaneous, and neurological involvement has been reported. Psychi...

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Published in:Pakistan Armed Forces medical journal Vol. 71; no. 2; pp. 716 - 18
Main Authors: Abidi, Syed Turab Fatima, Shah, Syed Asim Ali, Qadir, Aziz Ullah, Hussain, Huma, Yasmin, Rifat, Afsar, Anum, Hayat, Ali Raza, Asghar, Rabia
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Rawalpindi AsiaNet Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd 30-04-2021
Army Medical College Rawalpindi
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Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Delirium
Disease transmission
Illnesses
Lungs
Oxygen therapy
Pandemics
Patients
Pneumonia
Pneumothorax
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
spontaneous pneumothorax
Viruses
China
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Summary:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) frequently involves the respiratory system causing pneumonia. The disease started in December 2019 and is now a global pandemic. The disease is not limited to the respiratory system and cardiac, cutaneous, and neurological involvement has been reported. Psychiatric features of agitation and delirium have also been described in COVID-19. It is yet to be determined whether this will have any long term effect on the quality of life of these patients. We report a case of delirium in a COVID-19 patient who had also developed spontaneous pneumothorax on the day 15 of illness. Few of such case reports have been reported internationally but to the best of authors' knowledge, no such case has been reported in Pakistan.
ISSN:0030-9648
2411-8842
DOI:10.51253/pafmj.v71i2.5477