Open AccessSwyer-James-MacLeod syndrome and pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: a rare combination
Author(s) -
Paul Griffiths,
Ayesha Kumar,
Konstantinos Liatsikos
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2019-231972
Subject(s) - medicine , chest radiograph , rare disease , lung , pulmonary disease , radiology , cardiology , pediatrics , disease
This case describes a female patient who presented with an acute on chronic deterioration in respiratory symptoms, on a background of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heavy cigarette smoking. Chest radiograph demonstrated long-standing hyperlucency of the right lower lobe, with further imaging later confirming the rare combination of Swyer-James-MacLeod syndrome and multiple pulmonary arteriovenous malformations within the affected lung.