Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the Pleural Swab of a COVID-19 Patient with a Pneumothorax
Keskin, Hilmi, Ulas, Ali Bilal, Aydin, Yener, Eroglu, Atilla
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a viral disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). While evaluating nasopharyngeal swabs by real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) is diagnostic, thorax computed tomography (CT) findings are also guiding in diagnosis. The association of pneumothorax and pleural effusion is not common in coronavirus disease. We presented the nucleic acid detection by a pleural swab sample in a COVID-19 patient with ground-glass opacity appearance and spontaneous pneumothorax.
- Dergi
- INDIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
- Yıl
- 2022
- Cilt
- 84
- Sayı
- 2
- Sayfa
- 386-388
- ISSN
- 0972-2068
- eISSN
- 0973-9793
- DOI
- 10.1007/s12262-021-02960-6
- WoS UID
- WOS:000652433000003