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Nelson Perelman Rosenberg, Daniel Augusto Pavan, Leandro Almeida Streher, Alessandro Comarú Pasqualotto
ABSTRACT
The hyperlucent lung syndrome, first described by Swyer and James, is considered a post-infectious complication related to bronchiolitis in infancy. The authors report a case of Swyer-James-MacLeod syndrome which was diagnosed in an adult male, and make a brief review of pertinent literature.
Keywords: Swyer-James-MacLeod. Syndrome. Bronchiolitis. Lung disease.
RESUMO
A síndrome do pulmão hiperluzente unilateral, descrita inicialmente por Swyer e James em 1953, é tida como complicação pós-infecciosa de bronquiolites ocorridas na infância. Relatamos um caso de síndrome de Swyer-James-MacLeod diagnosticada em um adulto jovem, com breve revisão da literatura pertinente.
Palavras-chave: Swyer-James-MacLeod. Síndrome. Bronquiolite. Doença pulmonar.
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