A rare case of scimitar syndrome with horseshoe lung

Abstract

Scimitar syndrome is a rarely seen congenital cardiopulmonary anomaly characterised by partial or complete anomalous pulmonary venous drainage into the inferior vena cava via an anomalous descending vein that runs parallel to the right border of the heart giving an appearance of a curved Turkish sword or scimitar on plain chest radiography. Clinicians should also be aware of other interesting cardiopulmonary anomalies that can be seen in association with scimitar syndrome. A 41-year-old female presented to the Chest Medicine Clinic (University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA) with lifelong worsening dyspnoea. As part …