Spontaneous Resolution of a Giant Pulmonary Bulla in an Older Woman: Role of Functional Assessment

被引：5

作者：

Scarlata, Simone ^{[1
,3
]}

Cesari, Matteo ^{[3
]}

Caridi, Irene ^{[3
]}

Chiurco, Domenica ^{[3
]}

Antonelli-Incalzi, Raffaele ^{[2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Campus Biomed, Ctr Salute Anziano, Area Geriatria, Serv Fisiopatol Resp, IT-00128 Rome, Italy

[2] Cittadella Carita Fdn, Taranto, Italy

[3] Alberto Sordi Fdn, Rome, Italy

来源：

RESPIRATION | 2011年 / 81卷 / 01期

关键词：

Pulmonary bulla; Elderly; Functional assessment; SPONTANEOUS REGRESSION;

D O I：

10.1159/000317334

中图分类号：

R56 [呼吸系及胸部疾病];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Pulmonary bullae usually occur as isolated abnormalities in otherwise normal lung tissue or, more frequently, in the presence of emphysema. Pulmonary bullae tend to progressively increase in their size, and spontaneous regressions have very rarely been reported. In this paper, we report the case of an older woman experiencing the spontaneous resolution of a giant pulmonary bulla. Interestingly, the reported case is characterized by a negligible improvement in respiratory function parameters, despite a substantial increase in the 6-min walking test and the oxygen arteriolar partial pressure. Copyright (C) 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel

引用

页码：59 / 62

页数：4

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