scholarly journals Dramatic and early complete resolution of lobar collapse in young patient of bronchial asthma: a case report from radiologist perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 58-60
Author(s):  
Pankaj Nepal ◽  
Devendra Kumar ◽  
Neeta Ghimire

To A 30 year old female with known history of bronchial asthma since five years presented to emergency depart­ment with acute shortness of breath and left sided pleuritic chest pain since one day. Imaging with initial chest x-ray reveal left lower lobe lung collapse with ipsilateral tracheo-mediastinal shift. On CT scan complete cutoff of the left lower lobe bronchus was seen. With conservative management including inhaled bronchodilators and intravenous corticosteroids and physiotherapy treatment; dramatic and complete resolution of lobar collapse seen within period of 4 days without any residual changes. Such dramatic changes have never been perceived in our radiology experience and literature review, which we report as interesting case.

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-67
Author(s):  
S.S. Dhakal ◽  
K.K. Agrawaal ◽  
N.K. Bhatta

Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is a clinically under recognized inherited disorder. The main clinical manifestations relate to three separate organs: the lung, the liver, and the skin. In the lung, severe deficiency of AAT predisposes to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We present a case of 34 years male with a history of recurrent chest infections in past and treated in the line of bronchial asthma but not relieved. He was admitted on 22nd May 2011 at BPKIHS. He presented with type 2 respiratory failure and had features of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension and left lower lobe pneumonia. The patient got improved with the treatment and is doing well on follow up. The diagnosis should be strongly suspected in patients with history suggestive of bronchial asthma and with obstructive features.Journal of Advances in Internal Medicine 2014;3(2):65-67


2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-37
Author(s):  
John Ogunkoya ◽  
Oluwatosin Yetunde Adesuyi

Background: The diaphragm is one of the most important muscles of respiration in the body separating the abdomen from the thorax. Abnormalities of the diaphragm could be congenital or acquired, morphological or functional while pulmonary infection e.g. pulmonary tuberculosis, is implicated in its etiology. Case presentation: A 63-year- old man with six weeks history of cough productive of yellowish sputum. Chest X-ray showed a uniform well-circumscribed opacity in the right lower lobe abutting on or in continuum with the right diaphragm consistent with a diaphragmatic hump. Sputum Gene Xpert was positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Chest CT scan revealed bilateral lymph node enlargement with hyperdense lesions in the anterior basal segment of the right lower lobe and medial bronchopulmonary segments of the right middle lobe. He was treated for 6 months with first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs. Discussion: The incidence of the diaphragmatic hump on chest radiograph worldwide and among Nigerians is unknown. The association of diaphragmatic hump with chest infection has been well document. The association of diaphragmatic hump with pulmonary tuberculosis is uncommon. Conclusion: A high index of suspicion is needed to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis with atypical clinical and radiological presentations. Such prompt diagnosis will aid the treatment of the disease.


ASVIDE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 417-417
Author(s):  
Jessica Han Ying Tan ◽  
Angela Maria Takano ◽  
Anne Ann Ling Hsu

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 940-945 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hajer Racil ◽  
Sana Cheikh Rouhou ◽  
Olfa Ismail ◽  
Saoussen Hantous-Zannad ◽  
Nawel Chaouch ◽  
...  

Castleman's disease (CD) is an uncommon, mainly benign, lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown etiology, mostly involving the mediastinum. Parenchymal lung involvement of the disease is exceedingly rare. We describe a case of CD in a 23-year-old woman with a 4-year history of recurring dyspnea and nonproductive cough, whose chest X-ray showed an abnormal shadow of the right hilum. Chest computed tomography confirmed the presence of a tissue-density mass of the right lower lobe, demonstrating poor contrast enhancement, associated with multiple laterotracheal and mediastinal lymphadenopathies. The patient underwent curative surgery, revealing a right hilar compressive mass, with an intrafissural development between the superior and middle lobes. Pneumonectomy was performed due to profuse bleeding. This case of CD is particular because of its unusual intrapulmonary location and its intrafissural development. Poor contrast enhancement is atypical in CD.


2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander H. Cho ◽  
Jessica Logan ◽  
Jalil Ahari

A 24-year-old African American female nonsmoker, with a reported history of asthma presented to the hospital with 2 weeks of shortness of breath and sputum production. She had a chest X-ray and computed tomography scan that displayed evidence of a right upper lobe collapse. She subsequently had a bronchoscopy that revealed an endobronchial lesion at the opening of the right upper lobe bronchus. Biopsies performed were consistent with a granular cell tumor. Granular cell tumors are rare submucosal tumors of Schwann cell origin. Resection of the right upper lobe resolved her symptoms and wheezing.


BMJ ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 348 (apr30 1) ◽  
pp. g2754-g2754
Author(s):  
J. Oparka ◽  
N. Cohen ◽  
S. Hanif ◽  
K. Buchan

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah M. Al Alawi

A 23-year-old male presented to the emergency department with one-day history of right-sided pleuritic chest pain, haemoptysis, and fever. In the emergency department, the blood pressure was 140/60 mmHg, heart rate 89/min, body temperature 40°C, respiratory rates 20 breaths/min, and oxygen saturation 98% in room air. Physical examination revealed rales and bronchial breathing in the right infrascapular region. Laboratory analysis showed raised white blood cell counts and elevated inflammation markers. Chest X-ray showed right lower lobe consolidation. Intravenous(IV) ceftriaxone and doxycycline were started for the management of community-acquired pneumonia as per the local guideline. Later, on admission, blood culture was positive for Neisseria meningitidis (N. meningitidis). Ceftriaxone was continued for 4 days, and the patient was discharged while being on oral amoxicillin (1 gm TDS) for another 3 days. He remained well during the outpatient follow-up.


2014 ◽  
Vol 161 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-149
Author(s):  
Muhammad Shoaib Hanif ◽  
AH Mishwani ◽  
J Oparka ◽  
K Buchan

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