Lady Windermere syndrome: an inappropriate eponym for an increasingly important condition.
Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection (NMI) occurs in elderly women with no pre-existing lung disease, and this has been termed the Lady Windermere syndrome. NMIs are increasing in prevalence and an increasing number of pulmonary mycobacterial infections is due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria. The diagnosis is often difficult because the organism is not readily isolated or cultured, and the condition may not be considered by the radiologist. We report NMI in a 64-year-old woman, based on clinical and radiological findings. Although termed the Lady Windermere syndrome, the name does not correspond to the character in Oscar Wilde's play; hence the eponym is not widely used.
Kasthoori
J J
JJ
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur 59100, Malaysia. drkasthoori@hotmail.com
Liam
C K
CK
Wastie
M L
ML
D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D013577:Syndrome; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular