65-year-old male with emphysema of the lungs presents with a cough, fever and leukocytosis.
CT Emphysema, Infected Bullous Lung Disease, Biapical Abscesses
65-year-old male with emphysema of the lungs presents with a cough, fever and leukocytosis. CT in the axial plane shows extensive apical bullous lung disease. There is a large right upper lobe bulla with an air fluid level and a smaller left upper lobe bulla with an air fluid level.
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Infected Bullous Lung Disease, Biapical Abscesses
Compressive Atelectasis
65-year-old male with emphysema of the lungs presents with a cough, fever and leukocytosis. CT in the axial plane shows extensive apical bullous lung disease. There is a large right upper lobe bulla with an air fluid level, and a smaller left upper lobe bulla with an air fluid level. The bulla in the left upper lobe, cause compressive atelectasis of a segment of the left upper lobe.
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 259Lu 117472
65-year-old male with emphysema of the lungs presents with a cough, fever and leukocytosis. CT in the axial plane shows extensive apical bullous lung disease. There is a large right upper lobe bulla with an air fluid level, and a smaller left upper lobe bulla with an air fluid level. The bulla in the left upper lobe, cause compressive atelectasis of a segment of the left upper lobe.
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 259Lu 117474
Paraseptal Emphysematous Changes Bilateral Lower Lobes
Small Heart
65-year-old male with emphysema of the lungs presents with a cough, fever and leukocytosis. CT in the axial plane shows bibasilar paraseptal emphysematous changes and centrilobular changes in the lingula and RUL. Hyperinflation with resultant small heart is noted.
Ashley Davidoff MD TheCommonVein.net 259Lu 117504
Post Drainage of Apical Bullous Abscess
65-year-old male with emphysema of the lungs presents with a cough, fever and leukocytosis.
Frontal CXR in semi-upright position, shows a pigtail catheter in the large right apical abscess within a giant apical bulla with persistent fluid as evidenced by ground glass curtain of fluid bilaterally. Hyperinflation with resultant small heart is noted.
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