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Case of the Week 550 
What is the most likely diagnosis?
- 58 year-old female with mild elevation of white blood count
Frontal and Lateral Radiographs of Chest
- Abscess
- Infected bulla
- TB
- Esophageal Duplication Cyst
- Bronchogenic carcinoma
Additional Images - Axial CT scan of Chest
Additional Images
Axial CT scan of Chest
Answer:
2. Infected Bulla
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Infected Bulla
General Considerations
- A bulla is characteristically thin-walled -- < 1 mm
- Air-filled space
- Contained within the lung
- 1 cm in size or greater when distended
- Walls may be formed by pleura, septa, or compressed lung tissue
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