Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research 2008-5117 13 3 2021 08 30 Expanding spontaneous pneumothorax in COVID-19 pneumonia: Case report and review of literature 258 262 10.34172/jcvtr.2021.16 EN Afshin Mohammadi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6763-2430 Behdad Boroofeh Alisa Mohebbi Mohammad Mirza-Aghazadeh-Attari https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7927-6912 Journal Article 10.34172/jcvtr.2021.16 2020 06 28 2020 11 06 Coronavirus disease 2019 has presented itself with a variety of clinical signs and symptoms. One of these has been the accordance of spontaneous pneumothorax which in instances has caused rapid deterioration of patients. Furthermore pneumothorax may happen secondary to intubation and the resulting complications. Not enough is discussed regarding cases with COVID-19 related pneumothorax and proper management of these patients. The present article reports an elderly patient with spontaneous pneumothorax secondary to COVID-19 and reviews the existing literature.