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Is bullous emphysema painful?
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Sometime: Bullous emphysema may be painful if the bullae expand in size and stretch the pleura and cause pain. If a bulla gets infected there may be pain and finally if a bulla bursts there will be pain from the resultant pneumothorax.
Answered 9/10/2014
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Not typically: In general emphasema, including bullous emphasema, is uncomfortable and people feel short of breath but it is not usually painful.
Answered 8/16/2017
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