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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2021

Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax in a COVID-19 and HIV-Positive Patient: A Case Report.

Young Min Cho, Sara Guevara, Judith Aronsohn, James M Mumford, Linda Shore-Lesserson, Santiago J Miyara, Martin Herrera, Claudia Kirsch, Christine N Metz, Stefanos Zafeiropoulos and 11 more

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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21 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Young Min ChoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, GA, United States.
Sara GuevaraDepartment of Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY, United States.
Judith AronsohnDepartment of Anesthesiology, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY, United States.
James M MumfordDonald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, United States.
Linda Shore-LessersonDepartment of Anesthesiology, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY, United States.
Santiago J MiyaraElmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine, Manhasset, NY, United States.
Martin HerreraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, GA, United States.
Claudia KirschDonald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, United States.
Christine N MetzDonald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, United States.
Stefanos ZafeiropoulosElmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine, Manhasset, NY, United States.
Dimitrios GiannisFeinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, United States.
Alexia McCann-MolmentiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY, United States.
Kei HayashidaFeinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, United States.
Koichiro ShinozakiFeinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, United States.
Muhammad ShoaibDonald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, United States.
Rishabh C ChoudharyFeinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, United States.
Gabriel I AranaldeDepartment of Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY, United States.
Lance B BeckerDonald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, United States.
Ernesto P MolmentiDonald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, United States.
James KruerDepartment of Internal Medicine, Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, GA, United States.
Anthony HatoumDepartment of Internal Medicine, Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, GA, United States.
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research · USNorth Shore University Hospital · USNortheast Georgia Medical Center · USDonald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell · USIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case report describes a 60 year-old Black-American male with a past medical history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and hyperthyroidism, who suffered a bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) in the setting of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. SP is a well-established complication in HIV-positive patients and only recently has been associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. While HIV and COVID-19 infections have been independently linked with increased risk of SP development, it is unknown if both infections interact in a synergistic fashion to exacerbate SP risk. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), patients living with HIV have a higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 infection and the mechanism remains to be elucidated. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a HIV-positive patient, who in the setting of SARS-CoV-2 infection, developed bilateral apical spontaneous pneumothorax and was later found to have a left lower lobe tension pneumothorax. This case highlights the importance of considering SP on the differential diagnosis when HIV-positive patients suddenly develop respiratory distress in the setting of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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bilateral pneumothoraxCOVID-19HAARTHIV/AIDSSARS-CoV-2spontaneous pneumothoraxtension pneumothorax

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