Reports of spontaneous pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum as a complication coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been increasing. COVID-19 causes inflammatory mainly affecting the respiratory system. Severity varies from asymptomatic pulmonary findings on imaging to acute distress syndrome along with pleural effusions, consolidations pneumothorax. The aim th...

Purpose: Pulmonary barotrauma (PBT) is a complication typically seen in intubated patients but rare event those using non-invasive ventilation (NIV) support. In this case report, we identified five with COVID-19 who developed PBT on NIV support hospital of southern Brazil from March to April 2021.

Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a serious sequelae of many serious illnesses during pregnancy. An understanding of acute respiratory distress syndrome is central to the proper care of a patient with the disorder. Acute respiratory distress syndrome results in diminished pulmonary compliance and respiratory shunt mediated hypoxemia. Furthermore, the initial pulmonary injury in acute respi...

Abstract Barotrauma—injury induced by changes in pressure—is a widespread challenge for successfully releasing fishes following capture. We used acoustic telemetry to examine the long-term post-release survival and behaviour of four rockfish species (genus Sebastes) suffering from barotrauma capture using recreational fishing techniques. placed particular emphasis on examining Cowcod (Sebastes ...

INTRODUCTION Nasopharyngeal cancer commonly manifests with cervical lymphadenopathy, recurrent epistaxis and progressive nasal obstruction. Neuro-ophthalmic and otologic manifestations can also occur. Isolated otologic presentations of nasopharyngeal cancer are rare and the diagnosis of nasopharyngeal cancer may not be foremost in the list of differentials. CASE PRESENTATION We present the ca...