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Bullous emphysema – Not always nicotine-related!: Unusual distribution of emphysema in a patient with a rare hobby

In a patient admitted for further investigation of haemoptysis and dyspnoea and known emphysema of the lung, a remarkable distribution of emphysematous bullae could be detected on CT-imaging. Further history, besides smoking, revealed apnoea diving-activity during younger adult age. The distinct app...

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Autores principales: Lüttecke-Hecht, Camilla, Hirche, Tim O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4061440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26029539
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2014.04.002
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description In a patient admitted for further investigation of haemoptysis and dyspnoea and known emphysema of the lung, a remarkable distribution of emphysematous bullae could be detected on CT-imaging. Further history, besides smoking, revealed apnoea diving-activity during younger adult age. The distinct appearance of partially septated pleura-based bullae lead to the suspicion of a positive-pressure barotrauma of the lungs in the past, now complicated by infection and bleeding. This case highlights the importance of thorough questioning of the patient and underlines the consideration of differential diagnoses of emphysema.
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spelling pubmed-40614402014-10-15 Bullous emphysema – Not always nicotine-related!: Unusual distribution of emphysema in a patient with a rare hobby Lüttecke-Hecht, Camilla Hirche, Tim O. Respir Med Case Rep Case Report In a patient admitted for further investigation of haemoptysis and dyspnoea and known emphysema of the lung, a remarkable distribution of emphysematous bullae could be detected on CT-imaging. Further history, besides smoking, revealed apnoea diving-activity during younger adult age. The distinct appearance of partially septated pleura-based bullae lead to the suspicion of a positive-pressure barotrauma of the lungs in the past, now complicated by infection and bleeding. This case highlights the importance of thorough questioning of the patient and underlines the consideration of differential diagnoses of emphysema. Elsevier 2014-04-23 /pmc/articles/PMC4061440/ /pubmed/26029539 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2014.04.002 Text en © 2014 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/).
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Bullous emphysema – Not always nicotine-related!: Unusual distribution of emphysema in a patient with a rare hobby
title Bullous emphysema – Not always nicotine-related!: Unusual distribution of emphysema in a patient with a rare hobby
title_full Bullous emphysema – Not always nicotine-related!: Unusual distribution of emphysema in a patient with a rare hobby
title_fullStr Bullous emphysema – Not always nicotine-related!: Unusual distribution of emphysema in a patient with a rare hobby
title_full_unstemmed Bullous emphysema – Not always nicotine-related!: Unusual distribution of emphysema in a patient with a rare hobby
title_short Bullous emphysema – Not always nicotine-related!: Unusual distribution of emphysema in a patient with a rare hobby
title_sort bullous emphysema – not always nicotine-related!: unusual distribution of emphysema in a patient with a rare hobby
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4061440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26029539
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2014.04.002
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