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15456622

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-9-30
pubmed:abstractText
Swyer-James-MacLeod Syndrome (SJMS) is considered to be a relatively uncommon and complex disease characterized by roentgenographic hyperlucency of one lung, lobe, or part of a lobe, due the pulmonary vascular structure and alveolar overdistension. It is sometimes associated with bronchiectasis. This syndrome seems to be an acquired disease that develops after viral bronchiolitis and/or viral pneumonia in early childhood. Microscopically, there is evidence of patchy bronchitis and bronchiolitis.SJMS is usually asymptomatic and discovered accidentally by chest radiography in a child with respiratory symptoms and should be differentiated from other causes of unilateral hyperlucency on chest radiography, such as those related to congenital bronchial and/or vascular abnormalities. Treatment includes early control of lung infections, as well as influenza and pneumococcal vaccination. Few reports of this syndrome in children have been published. We describe the case of a 12-year-old boy with unilateral hyperlucency of the lung and respiratory symptoms of acute pneumonia and discuss the main diagnostic features of this syndrome.
pubmed:language
spa
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0301-0546
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
265-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[Diagnostic considerations in unilateral hyperlucency of the lung (Swyer-James-MacLeod Syndrome)].
pubmed:affiliation
Sección de Alergia Infantil, Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset, Universidad de Valencia, Avda. Gaspart Aguilar 90, 46017 Valencia, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review, Case Reports