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Macleod's syndrome presenting with spontaneous pneumothorax. 1999

R Soni, and D Barnes

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. rsoni@mail.usyd.edu.au

A 19-year-old woman with a recent history of recurrent bronchitis presented with a spontaneous left pneumothorax. Review of the chest radiographs revealed features of Macleod's syndrome on the same side, with unilateral lucency and hypoplastic hilar vessels. To our knowledge this is the first report of Macleod's syndrome presenting with spontaneous pneumothorax.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011030	Pneumothorax	An accumulation of air or gas in the PLEURAL CAVITY, which may occur spontaneously or as a result of trauma or a pathological process. The gas may also be introduced deliberately during PNEUMOTHORAX, ARTIFICIAL.	Pneumothorax, Primary Spontaneous,Pressure Pneumothorax,Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax,Spontaneous Pneumothorax,Tension Pneumothorax,Pneumothorax, Pressure,Pneumothorax, Spontaneous,Pneumothorax, Tension,Spontaneous Pneumothorax, Primary
D011859	Radiography	Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film).	Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D019568	Lung, Hyperlucent	A lung with reduced markings on its chest radiograph and increased areas of transradiancy (hyperlucency). A hyperlucent lung is usually associated with pulmonary emphysema or PNEUMOTHORAX.	MacLeod Syndrome,Swyer-James Syndrome,Thorax, Hyperlucent,Unilateral Hyperlucent Lung,Hyperlucent Lung,Hyperlucent Lung, Unilateral,Hyperlucent Lungs,Hyperlucent Lungs, Unilateral,Hyperlucent Thorax,Lung, Unilateral Hyperlucent,Lungs, Hyperlucent,Lungs, Unilateral Hyperlucent,Swyer James Syndrome,Syndrome, MacLeod,Syndrome, Swyer-James,Unilateral Hyperlucent Lungs