Cases of Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Patients with New Coronavirus Disease Sars-Cov-2 Covid-19

 The  third  year  since the announcement of the COVID-19 pandemic (March 11, 2020), the main focus of the study of the manifestations of this new coronavirus disease is pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Meanwhile, COVID-19 also develops other lung lesions that require immediate surgery. In particular, the development of “spontaneous” pneumothorax as a direct consequence of lung tissue damage by SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 virus. This report presents the case histories of five male and female patients with “spontaneous” pneumothorax, which was a direct complication of the new coronavirus disease COVID-19. The article also traces the possible causes of this complication in pneumonia (pneumonitis) caused by SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 virus in contrast to pneumonia caused by influenza viruses and other previously known coronaviruses.