Vanishing Lung Syndrome, or Idiopathic Giant Bullous Emphysema, with Pneumothorax, and Subcutaneous Emphysema in a 58-Year-Old Female Smoker with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Haris Sohail; Yassine Kilani; Julieta Osella; Ashna Syeda Fatima Kamal; Barkha Kumari; Daniel Emnet Keftassa; Mubarak H. Yusuf; Mohammad Aldiabat; Ali Horoub; Shekar Murthy

doi:10.12659/AJCR.938063

02 December 2022 : Case report USA

Vanishing Lung Syndrome, or Idiopathic Giant Bullous Emphysema, with Pneumothorax, and Subcutaneous Emphysema in a 58-Year-Old Female Smoker with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Unusual clinical course, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents

Haris Sohail

^1ABEFG*, Yassine Kilani^1ABEFG, Julieta Osella^2BEFG, Ashna Syeda Fatima Kamal^3BEG, Barkha Kumari^1BEFG, Daniel Emnet Keftassa^1EFG, Mubarak H. Yusuf

^1EG, Mohammad Aldiabat^1EG, Ali Horoub^1EG, Shekar Murthy^1EG

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938063

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e938063

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Figure 4. (A) Massive subcutaneous emphysema was found on physical examination, with eyelid swelling on day 4 (black arrow). (B) Chest radiography demonstrated diffuse subcutaneous emphysema (red arrow). (C, D) Axial and sagittal views on computed tomography scan showing a large bulla in the right upper lung lobe (red arrow) and a large bulla (red star).

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Vanishing Lung Syndrome, or Idiopathic Giant Bullous Emphysema, with Pneumothorax, and Subcutaneous Emphysema in a 58-Year-Old Female Smoker with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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