Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum Secondary to COVID-19 Disease Unrelated to Mechanical Ventilation

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Cases

Sex

Age

Race

Lung disease

Days to PM/PTX

Disposition

CRP

Ferritin

D-dimer

Troponin

Steroids

Autopsy findings

Case1

F

42

Black

No

2

Deceased

347

1257

82164

0.03

Yes

Marked diffuse bilateral densely consolidated, congested, and edematous lungs; bilateral possible peripheral acute pulmonary infarctions; bilateral serosanguineous pleural effusions; bilateral peribronchial lymphadenopathy

Case 2

M

64

Eastern Asian

No

4

Deceased

263

832

856

3.72

Yes

Bilateral consolidations with edema, diffuse hemorrhage in the left lower lobe, bilateral fine emphysematous changes especially in the apices, secondary to tertiary intravascular thrombi, and laryngeal and tracheal mucosal congestion

Case 3

M

65

White

No

3

Home

103

n/a

1129

n/a

No

N/A