PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Tyler Rehman
AU  - Greta Josephson
AU  - Moutaz Sunbuli
AU  - Amar R. Chadaga
TI  - Spontaneous Pneumothorax in an Elderly Patient With Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pneumonia
AID  - 10.31486/toj.20.0072
DP  - 2020 Sep 21
TA  - Ochsner Journal
PG  - 343--345
VI  - 20
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/20/3/343.short
4100  - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/20/3/343.full
SO  - Ochsner J2020 Sep 21; 20
AB  - Background: The relationship between the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pneumothorax is not yet established. As of June 2020, few cases of nonintubated patients developing pneumothorax had been documented.Case Report: We present the case of an elderly patient with COVID-19 pneumonia that resulted in a prolonged hospital course because of pneumothorax complication. The patient did not develop severe symptoms and did not require intubation.Conclusion: This case report should aid clinicians assessing patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.