Presentation
Minor trauma to the chest. Pleuritic chest pain.
Patient Data
Age: 55 years
Gender: Male
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Absence of lung markings and curvilinear opacities, suggestive of apical lung bullae are seen at the right lung apex. There is no significant change between inspiration and expiration. This would be more in keeping with the presence of apical bullae compared to pneumothorax.
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CT study from one year ago confirms the right upper lobe bullae.
Case Discussion
Pulmonary bullae are focal regions of emphysema with no discernible wall which measure more than 1 cm in diameter.
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