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From: Barotrauma and its complications in COVID-19 patients: a retrospective study at tertiary care hospital of Eastern India

Fig. 3

A 62-year-old COVID-positive man with acute dyspnea and cough was brought to the hospital. The patient was suffering from acute ARDS. He was admitted to the intensive care unit and placed on mechanical ventilation. The first HRCT scan A indicated significant consolidation and ground glass opacities in both lungs with pneumomediastinum. He developed pneumothorax on repeat CT B after 7 days of mechanical ventilation. The patient's clinical state improved over time, and a 20-day CT scan C revealed complete resolution of the pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum, but a new cavity had developed in the anterior portion of the right lung. Patient followed up after 3 months D revealed complete resolution of cavity with mild residual fibrosis in both lungs

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