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. 2021 Sep 26;26:114. doi: 10.1186/s40001-021-00585-9

Table 1.

Case series of patients who developed pneumomediastinum during COVID-19 infection

Age Comorbidities SARS-CoV-2 PCR Lung severity score on chest CT scans (%) Pneumomediastinum Oro-tracheal intubation PEEP (cmH2O) Bronchoscopy
Case 1 50 Chronic arterial hypertension and kidney transplantation Negative > 50 10th day No No
Case 2 70 Ex-smoker and diabetic Positive >  50 18th day Yes 8–10 Yes
Case 3 48 None Positive >  50 14th day Yes 8–10 Yes
Case 4 74 Mastectomy Positive >  50 20th day Yes 8–10 No

CT computerized tomography