Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in a 16-Year-Old Patient with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A North-East Romanian Case

• Main Authors: Florin Filip (Author), Monica Terteliu Baitan (Author), Olga Adriana Caliman Sturdza (Author), Roxana Gheorghita Puscaselu (Author), Roxana Filip (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection is a rare condition but can represent a medical emergency. It is probably related to alveolar damage secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection, which allows air to escape in the surrounding lung tissue. Cough and airways' barotrau...