TY - JOUR
T1 - Fluid-containing bullae in the lung
AU - Leatherman, James W.
AU - McDonald, Frank M.
AU - Niewohner, Dennis E.
PY - 1985/6
Y1 - 1985/6
N2 - Eight patients had air-fluid levels in the lung as a result of fluid accumulation in preexisting bullae. In four cases the cause was peribullous pneumonitis; in the other four cases the cause could not be determined. All patients had a favorable clinical course while intrabullous fluid was present. The initial interpretation of air-fluid levels was correct in only two instances. Differentiation of fluid-containing bullae from other causes of air-fluid levels is important so that unnecessary diagnostic and therapeutic maneuvers can be avoided.
AB - Eight patients had air-fluid levels in the lung as a result of fluid accumulation in preexisting bullae. In four cases the cause was peribullous pneumonitis; in the other four cases the cause could not be determined. All patients had a favorable clinical course while intrabullous fluid was present. The initial interpretation of air-fluid levels was correct in only two instances. Differentiation of fluid-containing bullae from other causes of air-fluid levels is important so that unnecessary diagnostic and therapeutic maneuvers can be avoided.
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U2 - 10.1097/00007611-198506000-00023
DO - 10.1097/00007611-198506000-00023
M3 - Article
C2 - 4002003
AN - SCOPUS:0021838167
SN - 0038-4348
VL - 78
SP - 708
EP - 710
JO - Southern Medical Journal
JF - Southern Medical Journal
IS - 6
ER -
