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A Unique Case of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in a Patient With COVID-19 and Influenza Coinfection.

Sathishkumar Ramalingam1, Harkesh Arora1, Kulothungan Gunasekaran2, Maheswari Muruganandam3, Sivakumar Nagaraju1.   

Abstract

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is reported in patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) and influenza infection independently, usually associated with noninvasive and mechanical ventilation. We report a case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a patient with COVID-19 and influenza coinfection. A 58-year-old male admitted with shortness of breath, diagnosed with COVID-19 and influenza infection. A computed tomography angiogram showed pneumomediastinum. He was treated conservatively with 15 L of oxygen, remdesivir, convalescent plasma, and oseltamivir. The case is being reported for its uniqueness since this is the first documented case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum in COVID-19 and influenza coinfection.

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Keywords:  COVID-19; influenza; pneumomediastinum

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Year:  2021        PMID: 33978499      PMCID: PMC8120538          DOI: 10.1177/23247096211016228

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep        ISSN: 2324-7096


  5 in total

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Journal:  Clin Med (Lond)       Date:  2020-05-22       Impact factor: 2.659

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Journal:  J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A       Date:  2020-09-16       Impact factor: 1.878

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Authors:  M Hasegawa; K Hashimoto; M Morozumi; K Ubukata; T Takahashi; Y Inamo
Journal:  Clin Microbiol Infect       Date:  2009-10-14       Impact factor: 8.067

5.  SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus co-infection.

Authors:  Elena Cuadrado-Payán; Enrique Montagud-Marrahi; Manuel Torres-Elorza; Marta Bodro; Miquel Blasco; Esteban Poch; Alex Soriano; Gaston J Piñeiro
Journal:  Lancet       Date:  2020-05-05       Impact factor: 79.321

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