Background: Increased risk of spontaneous pneumothorax has been described in patients with Marfan syndrome and has been attributed, in part, to the presence of apical blebs and bullae. Objectives: We assess the risk of pneumothorax and its relationship to the presence of apical blebs and bullae in patients with Marfan syndrome in the era of CT imaging. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was ...

It has recently been shown that a few fish species, including American shad (Alosa sapidissima; Clupeiformes), are able to detect sound up to 180 kHz, an ability not found in most other fishes. Initially, it was proposed that ultrasound detection in shad involves the auditory bullae, swim bladder extensions found in all members of the Clupeiformes. However, while all clupeiformes have bullae, n...

A 6-year-old previously healthy girl presented with extensive bullous skin lesions involving approximately 25% of her total body surface area (TBSA). She initially presented 9 days earlier with low-grade fever, bilateral non-exudative conjunctival injection, cough, and rash. Her rash appeared as raised, erythematous target lesions that began behind her ears and then progressed to involve her fa...

COVID-19 pandemic has caused marked economic, social, and health impacts. People affected by leprosy have additionally been hit via way of means the pandemic. Many patients missed their monthly medications. Here is a report one such case who presented with vasculonecrotic erythema nodosum due to discontinuation MB MDT therapy. A 26-year-old man our OPD 2- month history fever, hemorrhagic bliste...

Giant emphysematous bullae are believed to produce symptoms of pulmonary compression and collapse by containing gas under pressure that has been generated through valvular feeding airways. To examine this hypothesis, we have measured oxygen and carbon dioxide tensions (PO2, PCO2) in four patients and pressure within the bullae in three patients immediately before surgery. During spontaneous tid...

Background: Postoperative physiotherapy is routinely prescribed for patients after thoracic surgeries. There are no established guidelines for exercise prescription after pleural resection surgeries. The present study aimed to determine the effect of an individualized postoperative physiotherapy program on a patient who underwent pleurectomy. Methods: A 19-year-old female patient was admitted ...

background: skin lesions and blistering in the overdose patient, most notably associated with barbiturate overdoses, are commonly referred to as coma blisters, 'barb blisters', or 'barb burns'. we present a patient who was noted to have skin lesions including bullae and blistering following a prolonged coma after quetiapine overdose. case report: a 27 year old male presented to our institution ...