Spontaneous collapse of bilateral bullae with conservative management.

Authors

Masood A Shariff
Vijay A Singh MD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Edward D Daniele
Nikhil Goyal
Deliana Peykova
John P Nabagiez
Frank M Rosell

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-2013

Abstract

We report a case of bilateral apical lung bullae that collapsed following an episode of community-acquired pneumonia with bilateral air fluid levels. With standard treatment for community-acquired pneumonia, management of a patient that may have qualified for bullectomy, (as in our case) showed complete resolution of all pathology without surgical intervention. Conservative management took precedence in alleviating pathology over surgical intervention.

Volume

6

First Page

107

Last Page

111

ISSN

1179-5476

Published In/Presented At

Shariff, M. A., Singh, V. A., Daniele, E. D., Goyal, N., Peykova, D., Nabagiez, J. P., & Rosell, F. M. (2013). Spontaneous collapse of bilateral bullae with conservative management. Clinical medicine insights. Case reports, 6, 107–111. https://doi.org/10.4137/CCRep.S11187

Disciplines

Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology

PubMedID

23843717

Department(s)

Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging

Document Type

Article