title: [Case of bullous pneumopathy in an adult].
abstract: A case of bullous pneumopathy in an elderly subject is reported. The particular localization of the pneumonic process at the base of the left lung led to an initial suspicion of diaphragmatic relaxation. Subsequent development and the onset of pneumatoceles within the non-infiltrated pulmonary parenchyma led to a definite diagnosis of bullous pneumopathy which, from its clinico-radiological course, was attributed to a staphylococcic aetiology. Toxic-infective state with leucocytosis and polynucleosis; variability of radiological pictures; early pleural picture; sensitivity to Cephaloridine (which in the present case probably confined the condition to the left lung only); the benign course of the disease; all these elements pointed to staphylococcic bullous pneumopathy in the absence of any cultural demonstration. The different disease conditions in which pneumatoceles occur are reviewed along with the possible mechanisms for their formation.
mesh_terms: D002509:Cephaloridine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D013492:Suppuration / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D002509:Cephaloridine
vernacular_title: Un caso di pneumopatia bollosa nell'adulto.