title: The Lady Windermere syndrome.
abstract: Lady Windermere syndrome is right middle lobe or lingular segment bronchiectasis due to Mycobacterium avium intracellulare infection. In this brief report we describe two cases with contrasting clinical courses and discuss controversies regarding aetiology, pathogenesis and treatment. Hypotheses explaining middle lobe predilection are discussed and an alternative hypothesis is offered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, St Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA. suryabhatt@gmail.com
authors.forename: Surya P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Bhatt
authors.forename: Sudip
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nanda
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kintzer
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents