Pneumatocele and cysts in a patient with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection

作者：Nishal Brahmbhatt, Omar F. Tamimi, Henry Ellison, Sai Katta, Jihad Georges Youssef, Christopher Cortes, Deepa Bangalore Gotur · 发表于：JTCVS Techniques · 年份：2020 · DOI：10.1016/j.xjtc.2020.08.047 · 被引用次数：12 · 研究领域：Respiratory Support and Mechanisms、Pneumothorax, Barotrauma, Emphysema、Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases

The year 2020 saw the introduction of a new health crisis brought on by the newly identified severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus. As the world continued to understand this new disease process, its high infectious and mortality rate have been of much concern. Lung parenchymal changes associated this coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia have been described in the literature; however, the development of spontaneous pneumatocele has not been described. The aim of this article is to highlight one of the possible outcomes of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) associated with COVID-19 pneumonia or consequence of associated therapies.