Tuberc Respir Dis.  1996 Dec;43(6):1042-1047. 10.4046/trd.1996.43.6.1042.

A case of pulmonary disease with unilateral hyperlucent lung

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  • 1Department of Chest Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

The Swyer-James syndrome is a relatively uncommon disease entity presented with unilateral hyperlucent lung due to hypoplasia of a pulmonary artery and bronchiectasis of the affected lung. The main finding is a hyperlucent lung with small hilar shadows on the chest X-ray. Pulmonary angiography is the standard method for diagnosis. We report a case of the Swyer-James syndrome with a brief review of literature.

Keyword

Swyer-James Syndrome; Unilateral Hyperlucent Lung

MeSH Terms

Angiography
Bronchiectasis
Diagnosis
Lung
Lung Diseases*
Lung, Hyperlucent*
Pulmonary Artery
Thorax
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