102Lu Bulla Masquerading as PTX

 

CXR of a 61yearold male with COPD and shows a lucency at the left base concerning for a loculated basal pneumothorax..
CT scan shows basilar bullous lung disease, with only minimal centrilobular emphysematous changes in the upper lobes
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net
61M-COPD-Bulla-base-false-neg-PTX-001b

 

Basilar Bullous Lung Disease

No Significant Centrilobular Emphysema in the Upper Lobes