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Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 It typically presents with respiratory symptoms such as fevers, cough, and shortness of breath As the number of cases increases, however, COVID-19 is being increasingly recognized as being associated with a variety of other respiratory pathologies Case Report: We present the case of a 59-year-old man with COVID-19 pneumonia who acutely decompensated after having been on the medicine floor for two weeks He was found to have a tension pneumothorax This was treated with a needle decompression followed by a chest tube insertion The patient subsequently recovered and was discharged Conclusion: This case highlights the importance of considering tension pneumothorax as a possible cause of shortness of breath in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia
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Spontaneous Pneumothorax as a Complication of COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case Report
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