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Centrilobular pulmonary emphysema

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Breath shortness.

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Male

Areas of decreased lung attenuation were lying centrally within the secondary pulmonary lobules representing of centrilobular emphysema.

Case Discussion

Diffuse centrilobular pulmonary emphysema

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