Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 43(3); 1996 > Article
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1996;43(3):455-460.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1996.43.3.455    Published online June 1, 1996.
A case of bullous lung disease disappeared spontaneously.
Chong Ju Kim, Suk Joong Yong, Kye Chul Shin
Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
Abstract
In general, a bulla of the lung is large, air contained sac and it is more than 1cm in diameter, and its wall is well defined and less than 2mm thick. The natural course of bulla of the lung is said to follow a pattern of progressive deterioration. It is a progressive disease, and spontaneous resolution of bulla is very unusual. In the world only two cases of spontaneous resolution of bulla have been reported. We experienced a case of bullous lung disease complicated from miliary tuberculosis in which the bulla was disappeared spontaneously following bulla infection.
Key Words: Miliary Tuberculosis, Bulla, Spontaneous resolution


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