Swyer- James -MacLeod syndrome presenting as hemoptysis in an adult

Swyer-James/MacLeod syndrome is an uncommon disease with characteristic radiological feature of unilateral hyperlucency due to loss of pulmonary vasculature and air trapping. Typically, this disorder is diagnosed in childhood during evaluations for recurrent respiratory infections. Here, we report...

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Main Author:	Santosh Kumar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Makhdoomi Printers 2012-01-01
Series:	Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health
Subjects:	Swyer-James/MacLeod syndrome unilateral hyperlucent lung hyperinflation bronchiolitis obliterans
Online Access:	http://gjmedph.com/uploads/C2-Vo1No3.pdf

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spelling	doaj-1167b48715d74ea583d4e7883d8dca202020-11-25T03:24:43ZengMakhdoomi PrintersGlobal Journal of Medicine and Public Health 2277-96042277-96042012-01-0113Swyer- James -MacLeod syndrome presenting as hemoptysis in an adultSantosh Kumar Swyer-James/MacLeod syndrome is an uncommon disease with characteristic radiological feature of unilateral hyperlucency due to loss of pulmonary vasculature and air trapping. Typically, this disorder is diagnosed in childhood during evaluations for recurrent respiratory infections. Here, we report a case in a 30-year-old adult female who presented with dyspnoea, cough with expectoration and recurrent hemoptysis due to associated bronchiectasis. This case highlights the importance of computed tomography in the diagnostic workup of recurrent hemoptysis in pulmonary tuberculosis epidemic countries like Indiahttp://gjmedph.com/uploads/C2-Vo1No3.pdfSwyer-James/MacLeod syndromeunilateral hyperlucent lunghyperinflationbronchiolitis obliterans
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title	Swyer- James -MacLeod syndrome presenting as hemoptysis in an adult
title_short	Swyer- James -MacLeod syndrome presenting as hemoptysis in an adult
title_full	Swyer- James -MacLeod syndrome presenting as hemoptysis in an adult
title_fullStr	Swyer- James -MacLeod syndrome presenting as hemoptysis in an adult
title_full_unstemmed	Swyer- James -MacLeod syndrome presenting as hemoptysis in an adult
title_sort	swyer- james -macleod syndrome presenting as hemoptysis in an adult
publisher	Makhdoomi Printers
series	Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health
issn	2277-9604 2277-9604
publishDate	2012-01-01
description	Swyer-James/MacLeod syndrome is an uncommon disease with characteristic radiological feature of unilateral hyperlucency due to loss of pulmonary vasculature and air trapping. Typically, this disorder is diagnosed in childhood during evaluations for recurrent respiratory infections. Here, we report a case in a 30-year-old adult female who presented with dyspnoea, cough with expectoration and recurrent hemoptysis due to associated bronchiectasis. This case highlights the importance of computed tomography in the diagnostic workup of recurrent hemoptysis in pulmonary tuberculosis epidemic countries like India
topic	Swyer-James/MacLeod syndrome unilateral hyperlucent lung hyperinflation bronchiolitis obliterans
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Swyer- James -MacLeod syndrome presenting as hemoptysis in an adult

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