These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed


  • Title: Spontaneous pneumopericardium and pneumomediastinum as atypical complication for SARS-CoV-2.
    Author: González-López JA, García-Lopez VH, Hernández-Chavolla JC.
    Journal: Cir Cir; 2022; 90(4):540-542. PubMed ID: 35944396.
    Abstract:
    SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) disease is an infection caused by a new emerging coronavirus, the most common clinical manifestations include fever, dry cough, dyspnea, chest pain, fatigue, and myalgia, sometimes it may present with atypical manifestations such as spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum that occur in a minority of patients. We report a case of spontaneous pneumopericardium in a 60-year-old male, without comorbidities or a history of trauma, with pneumonia due to SARS-CoV-2. La enfermedad por SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) es una infección causada por un nuevo coronavirus emergente. Las manifestaciones clínicas más comunes incluyen fiebre, tos seca, disnea, dolor de pecho, fatiga y mialgias. En ocasiones puede presentarse con manifestaciones atípicas, como neumotórax espontáneo y neumomediastino, que ocurren en una minoría de pacientes. Reportamos un caso de neumopericardio espontáneo en un varón de 60 años, sin comorbilidad ni antecedente de traumatismo, con neumonía por SARS-CoV-2.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]