title: Swyer-James syndrome associated with asthma and a giant bulla.
abstract: Swyer-James syndrome was first described in 1953 as unilateral pulmonary emphysema in a 6-year-old boy. The characteristic feature of this syndrome is unilateral pulmonary hyperlucency on a chest X-ray film. Typical symptoms include recurrent chest infections, chronic cough, wheezing, and exertional dyspnea. Although there have been a few reports of pneumothorax in patients with Swyer-James syndrome, there have been no reports about an association with giant bullae. Here, we report a case of Swyer-James syndrome associated with a giant bulla and asthma, in which surgery achieved marked improvement of dyspnea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kurashiki Central Hospital Okayama, Japan ; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Hidenao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kayawake
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Hisako
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Date
keywords: Asthma; Swyer-James syndrome; giant bulla