Abstract
This case report describes a patient with Swyer-James-MacLeod Syndrome (SJMS) in an adult female diagnosed on the basis of findings on X-ray chest, high resolution CT (HRCT) of chest. This rare syndrome is considered to be an acquired disease due to repeated pneumonias in early childhood.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.14(4) 2015 p.402-404
Highlights
Swyer-James syndrome known as MacLeod syndrome, first described in 1953, is an uncommon disease characterized by hyperlucency of one lung,lobe or part of lobe due to pulmonary vascular abnormalities and alveolar overdistension[1]
The syndrome is of unknown etiology repeated episodes of viral bronchiolitis or viral pneumonias are the speculated cause[1]
high resolution CT (HRCT) of chest showed loss of volume of left lung with partial collapse of left lower lobe with extensive cystic bronchiectasis with air trapping and relatively small sized left pulmonary artery (Figure 2)
Summary
Swyer-James syndrome known as MacLeod syndrome, first described in 1953, is an uncommon disease characterized by hyperlucency of one lung,lobe or part of lobe due to pulmonary vascular abnormalities and alveolar overdistension[1]. Introduction Swyer-James syndrome known as MacLeod syndrome, first described in 1953, is an uncommon disease characterized by hyperlucency of one lung,lobe or part of lobe due to pulmonary vascular abnormalities and alveolar overdistension[1]. The syndrome is of unknown etiology repeated episodes of viral bronchiolitis or viral pneumonias are the speculated cause[1]. Patients usually present as adults and prior history of childhood infections is not obtained in most cases[3]. This report describes a case of Swyer-James syndrome diagnosed in an adult female.
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