TY - JOUR T1 - Adult Diagnosis Of Swyer-James-Macleod Syndrome: Retrospective Analysis Of Four Cases JF - Respiratory Care DO - 10.4187/respcare.02552 SP - respcare.02552 AU - Hadice Selimoglu Sen AU - Mahsuk Taylan AU - Ozlem Abakay AU - Cengizhan Sezgi AU - Mehmet Guli Cetincakmak Y1 - 2013/09/10 UR - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/early/2013/09/11/respcare.02552.abstract N2 - Swyer-James-MacLeod Syndrome (SJMS) is a rare constrictive bronchiolitis with airflow obstruction and decreased number and diameter of ipsilateral peripheral pulmonary vessels . This syndrome is characterized by unilateral hyperlucency on chest radiography. Computerized tomography provides useful additional information. The diagnosis is usually made in childhood, but sometimes occur in adulthood. The disease often presents with dyspnea, decreased exercise tolerance, cough, hemoptysis and recurrent pulmonary infections. Swyer-James-MacLeod Syndrome may be confused with asthma or pulmonary embolism due to similar symptoms and may result in inappropriate therapy. This case series examines the clinical and imaging spectrum of four patients who were diagnosed as SJMS in adulthood. ER -