IJCRR - 7(2), January, 2015
Pages: 74-77
PRIMARY BULLOUS LUNG DISEASE - A CASE REPORT
Author: Vishnukanth Govindaraj, Venkateswara Babu Ranganathan, Venkatesh Couppoussamy, Jayashalini Jayabalan, Madhumidha Bhaskaran, Gokulavasanth Balakrishnan
Category: Healthcare
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Abstract:
Bullae are thinwalled air-containing space within the lung parenchyma. They are usually larger than 1 cm in diameter, and their walls are composed of attenuated and compressed lung parenchyma. (1) Presence of bulla in a background of smoking is usually attributed to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and is termed bullous emphysema. Bullous lung disease is presence of bulla in an otherwise normal lung. We present a case of bullous lung disease in a sixty five year old man with a clinical presentation of pneumothorax. The confounding factor was presence of smoking. The diagnosis was established by high resolution computed tomography(HRCT) of the chest.
Keywords: Bullous lung disease, HRCT
Citation:
Vishnukanth Govindaraj, Venkateswara Babu Ranganathan, Venkatesh Couppoussamy, Jayashalini Jayabalan, Madhumidha Bhaskaran, Gokulavasanth Balakrishnan. PRIMARY BULLOUS LUNG DISEASE - A CASE REPORT International Journal of Current Research and Review. 7(2), January, 74-77
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