[A case of middle lobar bulla associated with severe bronchial asthma]

We experienced a case of middle lobar bulla associated with severe bronchial asthma. Bulla occurs favoritely at apical area and S6, and middle lobar bulla which is very rare has been reported to cause higher ventilatory disorder compared with superior lobar bulla, when it becomes giant. The pathogenesis of the present middle lobar bulla remains unknown, but steroid administration to bronchial asthma may possibly have influenced pleura and/or lung parenchyma. We would like to make its further observation, paying attention to its possible recurrence and its occurrence at other sites.