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Image Quiz: Unilateral Hyperlucent Lung in a Young Adult

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A young adult with chronic cough and sputum presented with a unilateral hyperlucent lung on chest imaging, with computed tomography (CT) pulmonary angiography findings consistent with Swyer–James–MacLeod syndrome (SJMS). This rare postinfectious sequela of childhood bronchiolitis, often following adenoviral infection, results in obliterative bronchiolitis with air-trapping and reduced perfusion. Radiologically, SJMS is characterized by unilateral hyperlucency, a small ipsilateral pulmonary artery, and mosaic attenuation on CT, and must be carefully distinguished from congenital pulmonary anomalies to ensure accurate diagnosis and management.

Source: PULMON

DOI: 10.4103/pulmon.pulmon_28_25

Authors: Asmita Anilkumar Mehta, V. P. Lakshmi Priya

Institution: Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre

Language: English

Topic: Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W7116790244

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