Autobullectomy with COVID-19 in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Shinya Yokoe; Daisuke Kinose; Yasumitsu Ueki; Shogo Okuda; Tsukasa Nakanishi; Tomoko Iriyama; Akio Yamazaki; Satoru Kawashima; Yasuki Uchida; Hiroaki Nakagawa; Masafumi Yamaguchi; Yasutaka Nakano

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports (Jan 2023)

Autobullectomy with COVID-19 in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Shinya Yokoe,
Daisuke Kinose,
Yasumitsu Ueki,
Shogo Okuda,
Tsukasa Nakanishi,
Tomoko Iriyama,
Akio Yamazaki,
Satoru Kawashima,
Yasuki Uchida,
Hiroaki Nakagawa,
Masafumi Yamaguchi,
Yasutaka Nakano

Affiliations

Shinya Yokoe: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
Daisuke Kinose: Corresponding author. Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta- Tsukinowa cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan.; Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
Yasumitsu Ueki: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
Shogo Okuda: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
Tsukasa Nakanishi: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
Tomoko Iriyama: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
Akio Yamazaki: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
Satoru Kawashima: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
Yasuki Uchida: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
Hiroaki Nakagawa: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
Masafumi Yamaguchi: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
Yasutaka Nakano: Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 45
p. 101888

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A 72-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was admitted for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). He was discharged on day 30; however, he was readmitted 8 days later because of organizing pneumonia in his left lung due to COVID-19. After methylprednisolone treatment, the patient was discharged on day 15. One year later, computed tomography showed shrinkage of emphysema, and both total lung capacity measured using computed tomography and fraction of low attenuation volume decreased in the left lung compared to that before COVID-19. Here, we report a rare case of autobullectomy with COVID-19 in a patient with COPD.

Published in Respiratory Medicine Case Reports

ISSN: 2213-0071 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/respiratory-medicine-case-reports/

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