Author/Authors :
Hashemi, Masumeh Pediatric Intensive Care Departmant - Mofid Children Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Esfahanian, Niloofar Pediatric Intensive Care Departmant - Mofid Children Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Ahmadizadeh, Narjes Pediatric Intensive Care Departmant - Mofid Children Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Behzad, Azita Pediatric Intensive Care Departmant - Mofid Children Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Alemzadeh, Maryam Pediatric Intensive Care Departmant - Mofid Children Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Shirvani, Fariba Pediatric Infections Research Center - Research Institute for Children’s Health - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Armin, Shahnaz Pediatric Infections Research Center - Research Institute for Children’s Health - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Esfahanian, Yasaman Department of Anesthesiology - Pain Research Center - Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Abstract :
Introduction: SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) is a serious and global infection that has spread to numerous countries, including Iran. Pneumothorax
may occur in cases of COVID-19 as a consequence of lung parenchymal damage, which can disrupt the healing process
and increase mortality.
Case Presentation: This manuscript describes the case of a 2-year-old boy with hyper IgM syndrome and COVID-19 infection. The
patient developed spontaneous pneumothorax and recovered without chest tube by supportive care and was discharged in good
general condition after the completion of the antibiotic course and cessation of fever.
Conclusions: The severity, prognosis, and best treatment for spontaneous pneumothorax in COVID-19 infection, especially in children,
remain nebulous. It is recommended that conservative treatment be performed if the patient has stable vital signs and no
severe respiratory failure. However, this requires more detailed clinical evaluations
