Abstract

SAAD, Romina et al. Infiltrados Pulmonares con Neumotórax espontáneo: un desafío diagnóstico durante la pandemia de Covid 19. Rev. am. med. respir. [online]. 2021, vol.21, n.4, pp.423-428. ISSN 1852-236X.

We present the case of a 60-year-old male, a 135-pack/year smoker with acute respiratory symptoms and bilateral pulmonary infiltrates, in the context of a pandemic and whose definitive diagnosis was lung adenocarcinoma, presenting during his evolution spontaneous pneumothorax. Arriving at the definitive diagnosis can become a great challenge due to the similarity in the radiological presentation and in the respiratory symptoms attributable to COVID-19 and the difficulty in carrying out the diagnostic procedures. The suspicion of a lung neoplasm, when accompanied by a pneumothorax, should be included in the differential diagnoses, although it is a rare entity.

Keywords : Severe pneumonia due to SARS-CoV-2; Adenocarcinoma; Pneumothorax.

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