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Chest X-ray at admission showing diffuse infiltrates at the bilateral lung bases and subcutaneous emphysema around soft tissues extending in the neck (arrows).
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A chest X-ray was performed showing bilateral ground-glass opacities and diffuse infiltrates at the bilateral lung bases, as well as evidence of subcutaneous emphysema (Figure 1).
Chest computed tomography (CT) at admission showing pneumomediastinum with extension to the subcutaneous soft tissues of the left hemithorax and neck (arrows) and ground-glass opacities with peripheral subpleural location.
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Pneumomediastinum with extension to the subcutaneous soft tissues of the left hemithorax and neck up to the skull base and submandibular space was also observed (Figure 2) reverse transcription (RT)-PCR analysis of COVID-19 resulted positive.