Osteoporosis-related vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women: prevalence in a Saudi Arabian sample

The study aimed to determine hospital-based prevalence of vertebral fractures in postmenopausal Saudi Arabian women. Chest radiographs from consecutive Saudi women over the age of 50 years visiting the emergency room at King Fahd Hospital of the University were evaluated. Of 785 radiographs analysed 159 [20.3%] patients had 198 vertebral fractures. The mean age of the women was 65.7 [SD 8.5] years. In only 37.8% of the radiographs with fractures was a vertebral fracture highlighted in the radiologist's report, and only 13.2% of the women with vertebral fractures were on antiresorptive therapy for osteoporosis

Squamous cell carcinoma derived from the wall of emphysematous bullae

We report a case of 56 year old male who presented with infected emphysematous bullae and negative radiological tumour shadow on plain radiography and suspicious on CT Scan proved to be a squamous cell carcinoma. Squamous cell carcinoma has been reported that arise from wall of emphysematous bullae before in the literature

Solitary pulmonary hydatid cyst rediologically simulating a giant emphysematous bulla

In this case report we present a case of large solitary hydatid disease of the lung which was discovered incidentally. The lesion was similar to bullous emphysema with its thin wall and absence of calcification. CT scan examination was useful especially the CT attenuation number of its internal structure which was nearly one Hounsfield unit [HU] indicating the serous nature of its content as compared to -100 HU which was characteristic of air in emphesematous bullae