Dr Romi Singla - Department Of Pulmonary Medicine GMC, Patiala
Dr Romi Singla - Department Of Pulmonary Medicine GMC, Patiala
Dr Romi Singla - Department Of Pulmonary Medicine GMC, Patiala
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� APICAL FIBROBULLOUS DISEASE<br />
� CXR – Fibrocystic Disease, honeycombing<br />
� HRCT—This demonstrates abnormalities in 69%–<br />
71%, including interlobular septal thickening,<br />
basal interstitial lung disease, bronchiectasis<br />
(primary and traction), emphysema, upper lobe<br />
fibrosis, pleural thickening, mycetoma formation,<br />
and mediastinal lymphadenopathy.<br />
� Tracheobronchomegaly (Mounier-Kuhn syndrome)<br />
has been reported<br />
� Most serious complication – infection with<br />
invasive aspergilla spp., atypical mycobacteria,<br />
saprophytic colonization of the cysts by aspergilla<br />
(Aspergilloma), life threatening hemoptysis.
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