- Swyer James Mcleod's Syndrome
Swyer James Mcleod's Syndrome is a rare
lung disorder found by Physicians Paul Robert Swyer, William Mathiseon Macleod andRadiologist George James in the 1950's in the United States. At the same time J. Bret was exploring this illness inFrance , and consequently it is sometimes referred to as Brett's syndrome.In appearance Swyer James normally leaves shadowing in a CT scan in the upper lobar regions of one or (rarely) both lungs. Patients with the illness operate in much the same way as patients with mild
bronchiectasis . As a result the illness can go undiagnosed for some time. With current developments in thepharmaceutical industry , the prognosis is good for sufferers of the illness to lead normal and healthy lives. Particular attention must be paid to the new development ofErdosteine from Italy, which is becoming increasingly available across the world.ources
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*P. R. Swyer, G. C. W. James (1953), "A case of unilateral pulmonary emphysema" in "Thorax", London, 8: 133-136
*W. M. Macleod (1954), "Abnormal transradiancy of one lung" in "Thorax", London, 9: 147-153.
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