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Punctured lung affects one in a 100 hospitalized COVID-19 patients – Medical Xpress
As many as one in 100 patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 develop a pneumothorax—a ‘punctured lung’ – according to a study led by Cambridge researchers.
As many as one in 100 patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 develop a pneumothoraxa ‘punctured lung’ – according to a study led by Cambridge researchers.
Like the inner tube of bicycle or car tyre, damage to the lungs can lead to a puncture. As air leaks out, it builds up in the cavity between the lung and chest wall, causing the lung to collapse. Known as a pneumothorax, this condition typically affects very tall young men or older patients with severe underlying lung disease.
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