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SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX IN A PATIENT WITH COVID-19

Authors :
Syed Turab Fatima Abidi
Syed Asim Ali Shah
Aziz Ullah Qadir
Huma Hussain
Rifat Yasmin
Anum Afsar
Ali Raza Hayat
Rabia Asghar
Source :
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 71, Iss 2, Pp 716-18 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Army Medical College Rawalpindi, 2021.

Abstract

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.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00309648 and 24118842
Volume :
71
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7bdd37aaa8ed48968eed71c6d2abed55
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v71i2.5477