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Pneumatocele

A pneumatocele is a cavity in the lung parenchyma filled with air that may result from pulmonary trauma during mechanical ventilation.Gas-filled, or air-filled lesions in bone are known as pneumocysts. When a pneumocyst is found in a bone it is called an intraosseous pneumocyst, or a vertebral pneumocyst when found in a vertebra. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Cause
Cavitary lung lesion in an infant or child
Increased lung lucency
Long linear lung shadow
Solitary sharply-outlined cavitary lung lesion
Thin-walled lung cavity
Unilateral hyperlucency of chest
May Be Caused by
Hemorrhage in lung with interstitial emphysema
Hydrocarbon aspiration
Hyperimmunoglobulinemia E syndrome
Lung contusion
Lung laceration
Pneumonia
Pulmonary infarction
Respirator therapy
Staphylococcal pneumonia
Trauma
Tuberculosis
May Cause
Cavitary lung lesion in an infant or child
Increased lung lucency
Long linear lung shadow
Solitary sharply-outlined cavitary lung lesion
Thin-walled lung cavity
Unilateral hyperlucency of chest
May Be Caused by
Hemorrhage in lung with interstitial emphysema
Hydrocarbon aspiration
Hyperimmunoglobulinemia E syndrome
Lung contusion
Lung laceration
Pneumonia
Pulmonary infarction
Respirator therapy
Staphylococcal pneumonia
Trauma
Tuberculosis


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