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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2021; 31(03): 761-763
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1735920
Case Report

Rare Case of Spontaneous Pneumorrhachis in a Young Male with COVID-19

Vikas Reddy
1   Department of Radiology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Delhi, India
,
Ankush Jajodia 
1   Department of Radiology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Delhi, India
,
Sunil Pasricha 
2   Department of Histopathology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, Delhi, India
,
Sumit Goyal
3   Department of Medical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Delhi, India
,
Sunil Puri
1   Department of Radiology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Delhi, India
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Abstract

Here we present a rare case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum complicated with pneumorrhachis (PR) in a young man who is a known case of carcinoma rectosigmoid region. Our young male was diagnosed with novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and remained asymptomatic for any respiratory complaints. Though an association of pneumomediastinum has been reported in COVID 19 patients, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of PR in a COVID-19 oncological case. The role of a radiologist is to identify this condition as cases reported earlier may have serious neurological consequences. Pursuing the cause can be a diagnostic challenge but it reaps the clinical benefit in the appropriate management.

Keywords

pneumomediastinum - pneumorrhachis - COVID-19

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Article published online:
06 October 2021

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