Middle Lobe Syndrome (Brocks Syndrome)

Atelectasis of the right middle pulmonary lobe, with chronic pneumonitis. (Dorland, 27th ed)

Also Known As:

Brocks Syndrome; Brock Syndrome; Syndrome, Brock's; Syndromes, Middle Lobe; Brock's Syndrome

Networked: 12 relevant articles (1 outcomes, 2 trials/studies)

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Middle Lobe Syndrome:

1.	RoxithromycinIBA 01/01/2001 - "Improvement in right lung atelectasis (middle lobe syndrome) following administration of low-dose roxithromycin."
2.	antineoplaston A10 (A 10)IBA 01/01/2015 - "In this study we present the clinical, radiological, pathological, bronchoscopic and surgical results of 40 patients with diagnosis of middle lobe syndrome who were referred to our thoracic surgery unit for surgical intervention in a 10 years period. "
3.	Naxos diseaseIBA 01/01/2010 - "We report two siblings with Naxos disease with right middle lobe syndrome in one of them."
4.	2 Primary ciliary dyskinesiaIBA 04/01/2004 - "Associations were previous pneumonic illness (30%), immunocompromise (21%), obliterative bronchiolitis (9%), congenital lung abnormality (5%), chronic aspiration (3%), eosinophilic oesophagitis (2%), familial syndrome (2%), primary ciliary dyskinesia (1%), and right middle lobe syndrome (1%). "
5.	N 30IBA 03/01/2013 - "The most common diseases diagnosed by FB were malacia disorders (n: 32, 7%), aspirated foreign body (n: 30, 7%), endobronchial tuberculosis (n: 20, 5%), congenital airway anomalies (n: 14, 3%), mucus plugs (n: 14, 3%), pulmonary haemosiderosis (n: 12, 3%) and middle lobe syndrome (n: 11, 3%). "

1.	Aftercare (After-Treatment) 08/01/2009 - "To study the changes of pulmonary function in children with right lung middle lobe syndrome before and after treatment. " 08/01/2009 - "There are significant differences in the pulmonary function before and after treatment in children with right lung middle lobe syndrome. "
2.	Traction 05/15/1981 - "Traction diverticula of the esophagus in the middle lobe syndrome." 04/01/1952 - "Traction diverticula of the esophagus in middle lobe syndrome." 07/01/1972 - "[On the middle lobe syndrome including a traction oesophageal diverticulum in a leprosy patient]."
3.	X-Ray Therapy 08/01/1957 - "Roentgenotherapy of the middle lobe syndrome in children; report of two cases."
4.	X-Ray Film 01/01/1996 - "Of the 30,588 persons who underwent annual mini-chest roentgenography in 1992 or 1993 or both, 51 (0.17%) had middle lobe syndrome, diagnosed from posteroanterior and lateral chest X-ray films. "
5.	Radiotherapy 05/01/1956 - "[Etiology and radiotherapy of middle lobe syndrome]."