Adult diagnosis of Swyer-James-MacLeod syndrome: a case report.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION:

Swyer-James-MacLeod syndrome or unilateral hyperlucent lung syndrome is a rare entity associated with postinfectious bronchiolitis obliterans occurring in childhood. It is characterized by hypoplasia and/or agenesis of the pulmonary arteries resulting in pulmonary parenchyma hypoperfusion.

CASE PRESENTATION:

Here we report the case of a 53-year-old Caucasian woman with Swyer-James-MacLeod syndrome found in the differential diagnosis workup for a new onset of heart failure, secondary to pulmonary arterial hypertension complicated by a patent ductus arteriosus.

CONCLUSION:

Typically, this disorder is diagnosed in childhood after evaluation for recurrent respiratory infections, but sometimes an indolent course means diagnosis is not made until adulthood.

• Authors: Carlos Capela, Paulo Gouveia, Marco Sousa, Maria J Regadas
• Journal: Journal of medical case reports (J Med Case Rep) Vol. 5 Pg. 2 (Jan 04 2011) ISSN: 1752-1947 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 21205288 (Publication Type: Journal Article)