A Case of Unilateral Hyperlucent Lung by Main Bronchus Obstruction.

Cho, Yong Bum; Park, Kyeong Soo; Jeon, Jeong Bae; Ryu, Jeong Seon; Moon, Tae Hoon; Cho, Jae Hwa; Kwak, Seung Min; Lee, Hong Ryeol; Cho, Chul Ho

doi:2000.48.2.268

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 48(2); 2000 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2000;48(2):268-273.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2000.48.2.268 Published online February 1, 2000.

A Case of Unilateral Hyperlucent Lung by Main Bronchus Obstruction.

Yong Bum Cho, Kyeong Soo Park, Jeong Bae Jeon, Jeong Seon Ryu, Tae Hoon Moon, Jae Hwa Cho, Seung Min Kwak, Hong Ryeol Lee, Chul Ho Cho

Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea.

Abstract

A 32-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital complaining of cough, sputum, and chest discomfort for the past ten days. The radiologic findings were transradiant left lung with reduced number and size of vessels, mediastinal shifting to the right at expiration, matched entilation-perfusion defect on ventilation-perfusion scan, and diffuse hypoplasia of the left pulmonary artery and its branches on pulmonary angiography. We describe a case of unilateral hyperlucent lung by main bronchus obstruction in a patient who presents with a clinical picture suggestive of Swyer-James syndrome.

Key Words: Unilateral hyperlucent lung (UHL)