Open AccessSuccessful pregnancy outcome in Swyer-James-Macleod syndrome
Author(s) -
Seema Chopra,
Neelam Aggarwal,
Vanita Suri,
Meenakshi R. Thami
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.37976
Subject(s) - medicine , radiological weapon , pregnancy , sputum , disease , lung disease , pulmonary disease , lung , surgery , pathology , tuberculosis , genetics , biology
Swyer-James-MacLeod (SJM) syndrome is a chronic, progressive lung disease as a result of infection and bronchial obstruction that ultimately leads to emphysema. It is associated with chronic cough, sputum production and recurrent chest infections and is occasionally seen in women of reproductive age. The radiological finding of unilateral hyperlucent lung is considered synonymous with the disease entity.