Annals of the Japanese Respiratory Society
Online ISSN : 2186-5884
Print ISSN : 2186-5876
ISSN-L : 2186-5876
Diagnostic Imaging
A case of extrapleural air with idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis
Taku Komori , Noriaki Sukoh, Takeshi Hattori, Yoshihiro Okamoto, Masaru Amishima
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Keywords: Extrapleural air, Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (iPPFE), Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP)
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2025 Volume 14 Issue 2 Pages 97-100

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Abstract

An 85-year-old man was diagnosed with idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (iPPFE) on chest computed tomography (CT) imaging and was subsequently followed up. Over time, he experienced progressively worsening dyspnea on exertion. A follow-up chest CT scan taken in July of year 20XX revealed left extrapleural air with mediastinal emphysema. A review of existing literature revealed few reported cases of extrapleural air. Herein, we report a case of extrapleural air associated with iPPFE.

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