[A case of infected emphysematous bulla successfully treated with percutaneous thoracic drainage].

Abstract

We present a case of infected emphysematous bulla successfully treated by percutaneous drainage. A 39-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of fever and right lateral chest pain. A chest radiograph and CT revealed a cystic lesion with an air fluid level in the upper lobe of the right lung. The infected emphysematous bulla was not improved by the administration of antibiotics. On day 6 of hospitalization, a drainage tube (Aspiration Kit: 6 Fr) was inserted percutaneously into the bulla under fluoroscopic guidance. The infection subsided on the next day, and the patient was discharged following a week of drainage without complications.

• Authors: Takatoyo Kambayashi, Tetsuo Noguchi, Nobuhiro Ohno, Kunihiko Kamakari, Yasuji Terada
• Journal: Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai zasshi = the journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society (Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi) Vol. 42 Issue 6 Pg. 533-6 (Jun 2004) ISSN: 1343-3490 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 15228143 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Blister (therapy)
• Drainage (methods)
• Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections (therapy)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Peptostreptococcus
• Pulmonary Emphysema (therapy)
• Thorax