[Two cases of Swyer-James syndrome].
Two cases of Swyer-James syndrome are reported. Case 1; A 25-year-old man was admitted to our hospital to be treated for Mycobacterium avium infection. Chest X-ray film revealed hyperlucency in the right lower lung. High-resolution CT showed a low attenuation area and bronchiectasis in the right lower lobe. He had had two episodes of pneumonia in his childhood. 3D CT scan showed a narrowing of right lower pulmonary arteries. Case 2; A 65-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with dyspnea on effort. Chest X-ray film revealed hyperlucency in the right lung. Chest CT scan on inspiration and expiration detected air-trapping, which is characteristic of this syndrome. In both cases, the volume of the hyper lucent lung was normal. From these clinical findings, we diagnosed these two cases as Swyer-James syndrome and in this paper described the clinical features and treatment.
Okabe
Yukiko
Y
Department of Respiratory Disease, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan.
Yoshii
Chiharu
C
Matsumoto
Yuko
Y
Ominami
Satoshi
S
Ito
Toshiro
T
Yatera
Kazuhiro
K
Kawajiri
Tatsunori
T
Kido
Masamitsu
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D019568:Lung, Hyperlucent / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed