Bullous
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
The term 'bullous' refers to various tissue changes characterized by the formation of blisters or bullae, which are spherical protruding cavities filled with fluid or air. Examples include bullous skin eruptions and bullous emphysema of the lungs.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
Bullous (from Latin bulla-bubble), blistering; denotes various in nature changes in tissues, accompanied by the formation of blisters, i.e., spherical protruding cavities filled with one or another content. Examples: Bullous skin eruptions, i.e., eruptions characterized by the appearance on the skin of vesicles or blisters filled with clear or cloudy exudate; Bullous emphysema of the lungs, i.e., emphysema (see), accompanied by the formation (usually at the edges of the lungs) of large blisters containing air, due to atrophy of the interalveolar septa and the fusion of a number of alveoli with each other.
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“Bullous.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/bullous/