Bullae are large air pockets that form inside the lung due to certain medical conditions, such as emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Doctors may recommend a bullectomy, which is the ...

An 18-month-old, previously well boy presents to his primary care pediatrician with a 2-day history of fever, fussiness, and what his mother interprets as a sore throat because he is crying, eating ...

A pulmonary bleb is a small collection of air between the lung and the outer surface of the lung (visceral pleura) usually found in the upper lobe of the lung. When a bleb ruptures the air escapes ...

Bullae are markedly dilated (>1cm) air spaces within the lung parenchyma that are commonly secondary to COPD. It is believed that bullae arise from a ball-valve mechanism, wherein obstruction of a ...

A previously healthy 76-year-old woman was referred to our dermatology clinic for painless intraoral bullae that had appeared over the preceding 3 weeks. The lesions would appear after slight friction ...

The lungs consist of tiny air sacs called alveoli. Emphysema damages the alveoli and destroys lung tissue. Bullous emphysema (BE) refers to damaged alveoli that distend to form large air spaces, ...

This patient with non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus had initially come to the emergency department. His diagnosis at that time was cellulitis, which was treated with a course of intravenous ...

Surgery can be a treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) if it’s severe and has caused damage in certain parts of your lungs. If you and your doctor decide this is the right course ...