Korean Journal of Radiology

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Tracheal Membrane Rupture as the Cause of Pneumomediastinum in a Patient with COVID-19

  • Bao Fu (Department of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University) ;
  • Jie Hu (Department of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University) ;
  • Tao Chen (Department of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University) ;
  • Xiaoyun Fu (Department of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University)
  • Received : 2021.12.17
  • Accepted : 2022.01.28
  • Published : 2022.04.01
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Thanks the patient and her family.

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