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Diagnostic approach to unilateral hyperlucent lung
A 16-year-old boy presented to our emergency room (ER) with cough, headache, myalgia, instant onset fever and runny nose. The patient was referred to our department due to density difference between each side on chest radiography (Figure 1). His complaints were concordant with influenza, however, the radiographic appearance indicated hyperlucency on the right side. Technical impropriety and pul...
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Swyer-James-Macleod syndrome (SJMS) is a rare etiology of a unilateral hyperlucent hemithorax but an important one, which should be considered in any individual with such findings. Presentation usually occurs in adulthood with an asymptomatic history in many cases or with a history of childhood infections. Clinically, symptomatic patients may present with productive cough, dyspnea on exertion, ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Lung India
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0970-2113
DOI: 10.4103/0970-2113.173075