A pulmonary bleb is a small collection of air between the lung and the outer surface of the lung (visceral pleura) usually found in the upper lobe of the lung. When a bleb ruptures the air escapes ...
Hawes — President, Boston Tuberculosis Association. Stone — Examiner in the Tuberculosis Clinics, Boston Health Department. For records and addresses of authors see "This Week's Issue", page 376.
Pneumothorax, commonly called a collapsed lung, can be painful and in certain situations, may be life-threatening. In a healthy body, the lungs are touching the walls of the chest. A pneumothorax ...