Recent Examples on the WebThe most common corneal endothelial cell disorders include Fuchs's endothelial corneal dystrophy, bullous keratopathy, pseudophakic bullous keratopathy, and pseudoexfoliation syndrome keratopathy.—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024 Six patients with bullous retinal detachment received half-dose photodynamic therapy (PDT).—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023 The lesions of monkeypox, bullous pemphigoid, and acne are very different in appearance, configuration, timing, and associated symptoms, although all three might impact your prom.—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 22 May 2022 Emphysema is one of the diseases under the umbrella of COPD, and having emphysema can put you at higher risk for developing a condition called bullous lung disease.—Alice Oglethorpe, Good Housekeeping, 18 Nov. 2020 In bullous disease, an area of a patient’s lung degenerates from either smoking damage or genetic predisposition, ballooning with air and compressing the adjacent lung tissue over time.—W Roy Smythe, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2011 Such attempts to link bullous pemphigoid with monkeypox would be full of lesions.—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 22 May 2022 If bullous lung disease is left untreated, the balloons of air in the lung can burst, leading to this dangerous condition.—Alice Oglethorpe, Good Housekeeping, 18 Nov. 2020 Physical restraint, recent methamphetamine use, asthma, bullous emphysema (an air pocket in the lung) and atherosclerotic heart disease were listed as contributing factors to his death.—Alta Spells, Jessica King and Jason Hanna, CNN, 12 June 2020
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