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cord-309236-p4c2d5y3	Khurram, Ruhaid	Spontaneous tension pneumothorax and acute pulmonary emboli in a patient with COVID-19 infection	2020-08-11		.txt	text/plain	2399	126	41	We exhibit a case of a 64-year-old man with suspected COVID-19 pneumonia who presented acutely to the emergency department with tension pneumothorax and acute pulmonary emboli. Routine blood test results on admission were as follows: haemoglobin: 129 g/L; white cell count: 11.2×10 9 /L; platelets: 538×10 9 /L; neutrophils: Following initial management for the tension pneumothorax, a repeat chest radiograph demonstrated lung re-expansion with a small residual pneumothorax, but with no mediastinal shift; peripheral ground glass airspace opacities were accentuated, in keeping with COVID-19 infection (figure 2). The chest drain was removed on day 3 of admission following the CTPA findings of iatrogenic pneumatocoele, and a repeat chest radiograph showed significant reinflation of the right lung with no residual pneumothorax. To our knowledge, we have reported the first documented case of a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia presenting with both spontaneous tension pneumothorax and acute pulmonary emboli. ► Spontaneous pneumothorax and acute pulmonary emboli are important coexisting respiratory pathologies to consider on a background of COVID-19 infection.	./cache/cord-309236-p4c2d5y3.txt	./txt/cord-309236-p4c2d5y3.txt