Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the Pleural Swab of a COVID-19 Patient with a Pneumothorax

KESKİN H., ULAŞ A. B., AYDIN Y., EROĞLU A.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY, cilt.84, sa.2, ss.386-388, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 84 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12262-021-02960-6
  • Dergi Adı: INDIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.386-388
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, Pleural effusion, Pleural swab, Pneumothorax, SARS-CoV-2
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.