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      <JournalTitle>Frontiers in Medical Case Reports</JournalTitle>
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      <Volume-Issue>Volume 1; Issue 6</Volume-Issue>
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      <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic>
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      <Season>(Nov-Dec, 2020)</Season>
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        <Month>11</Month>
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      <ArticleTitle>Delayed Spontaneous Pneumothorax Presentation in Covid-19: Case Series and Review</ArticleTitle>
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          <FirstName>Cara</FirstName>
          <LastName>Owens</LastName>
          <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage>
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          <FirstName>Hussain</FirstName>
          <LastName>Amin</LastName>
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          <FirstName>Samir</FirstName>
          <LastName>Alwan</LastName>
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          <FirstName>Indu</FirstName>
          <LastName>Mitra</LastName>
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      <Abstract>Background: Since the presentation of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), there have been several published papers outlining the clinical and radiological course of the disease. However there is minimal data regarding delayed complications.&#13;
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Methods: In this retrospective, single-centre study, we identify patients who have presented with spontaneous pneumothorax, several weeks after their initial symptoms. All these cases are without history of recent invasive ventilation.&#13;
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Findings: To date, we have four cases of spontaneous pneumothorax, presenting several weeks after initial symptoms of Covid-19. All these cases are male, with ages ranging from 40 to 90 years old. Only one had known interstitial lung disease, the others had normal previous lung imaging.&#13;
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Interpretation: Current literature appears to be centred on the acute features of Covid-19. There is little data available regarding the sub-acute presentation of this disease. To our knowledge, there have only been a handful of reported cases of spontaneous pneumothorax, with the majority of papers reporting no cases. Our small case series highlights that the risk of spontaneous pneumothorax may be under-reported. We discuss the current known pathophysiological mechanisms of Covid-19 and discuss the potential delayed complications of this disease.</Abstract>
      <AbstractLanguage>English</AbstractLanguage>
      <Keywords>Pneumothorax,Covid-19,SARS CoV-2,Thoracic Computed Tomography</Keywords>
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