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cord-329947-so64wlo2	Poggiali, Erika	COVID-19, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Pneumothorax: A Frightening Triad	2020-06-01		.txt	text/plain	1085	79	46	A chest CT scan also showed diffuse emphysema, as observed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and small consolidations in the lower lobes, suggestive for COVID-19 pneumonia. Unfortunately, the patient died from COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome after 48 days of hospitalization. LEARNING POINTS: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can cause death from severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Pneumothorax is a common complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We present the case of an 87-year-old man with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and COVID-19 pneumonia complicated by pneumothorax. High-resolution chest CT scan (HRCT) confirmed the diagnosis of left pneumothorax and revealed diffuse emphysema, as observed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and small consolidations in both lower lobes, suggestive of COVID-19 pneumonia (Fig. 1) . CXR showed recurrence of a left pneumothorax, and an increase in the size and number of consolidations in the lower lobes, suggesting progression of COVID-19 pneumonia (Fig. 3) .	./cache/cord-329947-so64wlo2.txt	./txt/cord-329947-so64wlo2.txt