Pediatr. praxi. 2011;12(1):42-44

Spontaneous pneumothorax as a sign of idiopathic bullous emphysema (vanishing lung syndrome)

prof.MUDr.Vladimír Mihál, CSc.1, MUDr.Kamila Michálková2, prof.MUDr.František Kopřiva, Ph.D.1, MUDr.Mária Velgáňová1, MUDr.Josef Tenora3, MUDr.Vratislav Smolka1
1 Dětská klinika LF UP a FN v Olomouci
2 Radiologická klinika LF UP a FN v Olomouci
3 Dětské oddělení, Středomoravská nemocniční, a. s., Nemocnice Prostějov

Vanishing lung syndrome is a rare disorder, in which emphysematous bullae appear in the lung, which progressively enlarge, causing compression

od the adjacent lung. The paucity of the disorder in the literature and rarity of the condition in childhood, prompts us to report this case.

Keywords: emphysema, idiopathic bullous emphysema, vanishing lung syndrome, childhood

Published: February 23, 2011  Show citation

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Mihál V, Michálková K, Kopřiva F, Velgáňová M, Tenora J, Smolka V. Spontaneous pneumothorax as a sign of idiopathic bullous emphysema (vanishing lung syndrome). Pediatr. praxi. 2011;12(1):42-44.
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