Giant Bullae as a Great Mimicker of Pneumothorax in a symptomatic young adult Individual seen on CXR and CT chest

Rutachunzibwa, Fredy; Kajugusi, Julieth; Kabalimu, Titus K.

Giant Bullae as a Great Mimicker of Pneumothorax in a symptomatic young adult Individual seen on CXR and CT chest

dc.contributor.author	Rutachunzibwa, Fredy
dc.contributor.author	Kajugusi, Julieth
dc.contributor.author	Kabalimu, Titus K.
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-11T10:41:30Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-11T10:41:30Z
dc.date.issued	2024-01-02
dc.description	Case Report	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Giant pulmonary bulla (Vanishing Lung Syndrome) is a rare condition which is usually associated with male gender and smoking habits. Sometimes such patients may present with symptoms like chest pain while other patients may become asymptomatic. In this report we describe a patient with a giant pulmonary bulla occupying the whole right upper lobe inferiorly compressing the middle lobe and lower lobe with transmediastinal herniation at the level of the anterior junctional zone as per CT Chest, who had history of occasional attacks of lower right chest pain. Having diagnosed the patient in our facility, he was referred to another facility for possible bullectomy.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Rutachunzibwa, F., Kajugusi, J. and Kabalimu, T., 2024. Giant Bullae as a Great Mimicker of Pneumothorax in a Symptomatic Young Adult Individual Seen on CXR and CT Chest. EC Paediatrics 13(1), pp.1-4.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1264
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	EC Paediatrics	en_US
dc.subject	Giant Bullae	en_US
dc.subject	Pneumothorax	en_US
dc.subject	CXR	en_US
dc.title	Giant Bullae as a Great Mimicker of Pneumothorax in a symptomatic young adult Individual seen on CXR and CT chest	en_US
dc.type	Technical Report	en_US