Swyer‐James syndrome associated with asthma and a giant bulla. Issue 4 (22nd October 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kayawake, Hidenao; Sakai, Hiroaki; Matsumoto, Hisako; Date, Hiroshi
• Is Part Of: Respirology case reports. Volume 2:Issue 4(2014:Dec.)
• Page Start: 150
• Page End: 153
• Publication Date: 2014-10-22
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 616.2005
• DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.82
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2051-3380

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>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.</p> </abstract>