Patient's question:
Recently, I've been experiencing chest pain and tightness in my chest. The hospital examination indicated a respiratory disease, but the medication hasn't been very effective. Recently, my cough has worsened. Is it serious if there are multiple pulmonary bullae in the upper lobes of both lungs?Doctor's answer:
Pneumothorax is more likely to occur in the upper lobes of both lungs. Whether it is serious depends on the size of the pneumothorax. If pneumothorax is prone to occur in both lungs and each pneumothorax is relatively small, special treatment is not required at the moment. Regular follow-up and careful observation, along with periodic reexaminations, are sufficient. Therefore, it is not serious. If the pneumothorax is large and thin-walled, there is a possibility of pneumothorax rupture, or it may compress normal lung tissue, leading to difficulty breathing. In this case, it is very serious.