title: A rare case of unilateral severe bullous emphysema in a 32-year-old female.
abstract: Congenital bullous emphysema is defined as large bullae involving at least one-third of a hemithorax. We describe the case of a 32-year-old female who presented with increasing shortness of breath. Radiological investigations revealed severe emphysema with hyperexpansion of the right lung and a mediastinal shift to the left. A lung perfusion scan showed reduced perfusion in the right lung. The patient underwent a right pneumonectomy with a diagnosis of congenital bullous emphysema. She was doing well 6 years later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Centre, Singapore z3343289@student.unsw.edu.au.
authors.forename: Hui Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Centre, Singapore.
authors.forename: Chong Hee
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001768:Blister / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055420:Perfusion Imaging; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Blister; diagnosis; differential; dyspnea; hyperlucent; lung; pneumonectomy; pulmonary emphysema