Volume: 10 Issue: 1
Year: 2022, Page: 84-86, Doi: https://doi.org/10.47799/pimr.1001.16
Received: Jan. 4, 2022 Accepted: Jan. 22, 2022 Published: Jan. 22, 2022
Introduction: Bullae are air filled spaces in lung parenchyma which develop in various diseases and cause respiratory compromise. Bulla which occupies one third of hemithorax is considered as a giant bulla.
Case series: This case series consists of eleven cases of giant bullae with varied clinical and radiological features. Common presentations include breathlessness, associated para-septal emphysema and complications like pneumothorax.
Conclusion: Patients presenting with acute chest symptoms should also be evaluated for bullous disease and Computed tomography of chest can differentiate pneumothorax from giant bullae.
Keywords: Giant bulla, bullous emphysema, Pneumothorax.
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Chenimilla NP, Krishna B R, Madire R. Giant Bullae In Lung Parenchyma — A Case Series. Perspectives in Medical Research. 2022;10(1):84- 86 DOI: 10.47799/pimr.1001.16