Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
- Volume 39 Issue 3
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- Pages.278-281
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- 1992
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- 1738-3536(pISSN)
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- 2005-6184(eISSN)
Fluid Accumulation in Preexisting Bullae
기존의 낭포성 병변에 발생한 공기-수면 음영
- In, Kwang-Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine) ;
- Kang, Kyung-Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine) ;
- Yoo, Se-Hwa (Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine)
- Published : 1992.06.30
Abstract
Air fluid level in a large ring shadow poses a diagnostic problem. But a new development of fluid level in preexisting bullous lesion is another problem. A 60 year old man with chronic obstructive lung disease was noticed to have multiple bullae. A few years later fluid level was newly developed in some of the bullae. Fluid level persisted for several months and later completely filled the space. Surgical exploration revealed pus collection in the bullae and epidermoid carcinoma in the nearby bronchi.