Tracheal Stenosis After Tracheostomy for Mechanical Ventilation in COVID-19 Pneumonia – A Report of 2 Cases from Northern Italy

Carmine Fernando Gervasio; Gianluca Averono; Luca Robiolio; Massimo Bertoletti; Umberto Colageo; Luca De Col; Fabio Bertone

doi:10.12659/AJCR.926731

14 August 2020 : Case report Italy

Tracheal Stenosis After Tracheostomy for Mechanical Ventilation in COVID-19 Pneumonia – A Report of 2 Cases from Northern Italy

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Management of emergency care

Carmine Fernando Gervasio^1E, Gianluca Averono^1C, Luca Robiolio^1B, Massimo Bertoletti^2B, Umberto Colageo^3D, Luca De Col^3D, Fabio Bertone^1E*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.926731

Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e926731

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Figure 3. Case 2. Lung computed-tomography (CT) image from a 43-year-old man with coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia who required tracheostomy for mechanical ventilation. Eighteen days after hospital discharge, the patient returned with respiratory distress. The CT scan shows tracheal stenosis (arrow) with clear lung fields.

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Tracheal Stenosis After Tracheostomy for Mechanical Ventilation in COVID-19 Pneumonia – A Report of 2 Cases from Northern Italy

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