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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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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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author | Lüttecke-Hecht, Camilla Hirche, Tim O. |
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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/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Lüttecke-Hecht, Camilla Hirche, Tim O. 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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