Giant Bullae as a Great Mimicker of Pneumothorax in a symptomatic young adult Individual seen on CXR and CT chest
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Date
2024-01-02
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EC Paediatrics
Abstract
Giant pulmonary bulla (Vanishing Lung Syndrome) is a rare condition which is usually associated with male gender and smoking
habits. Sometimes such patients may present with symptoms like chest pain while other patients may become asymptomatic.
In this report we describe a patient with a giant pulmonary bulla occupying the whole right upper lobe inferiorly compressing
the middle lobe and lower lobe with transmediastinal herniation at the level of the anterior junctional zone as per CT Chest, who had
history of occasional attacks of lower right chest pain.
Having diagnosed the patient in our facility, he was referred to another facility for possible bullectomy.
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Case Report
Keywords
Giant Bullae, Pneumothorax, CXR
Citation
Rutachunzibwa, F., Kajugusi, J. and Kabalimu, T., 2024. Giant Bullae as a Great Mimicker of Pneumothorax in a Symptomatic Young Adult Individual Seen on CXR and CT Chest. EC Paediatrics 13(1), pp.1-4.