Sindrome de swyer pdf

Swyer james syndrome sjs, also called macleod syndrome is a rare lung disorder found by english chest physician william mathiseon macleod, and simultaneously by physician paul robert swyer and radiologist george james in the 1950s in canada swyer james syndrome is a manifestation of postinfectious obliterative bronchiolitis. It is typically diagnosed after a chest xray or ct scan which shows unilateral pulmonary hyperlucency one lung appearing less dense and diminished pulmonary arteries. Swyer james also known as macleod syndrome is a form of bronchiolitis obliterans, which occurs secondary to injury to the immature lung. Swyer syndrome is an example of a condition in which an externally unambiguous female body carries dysgenetic, atypical, or abnormal gonads. In sjs, the involved lung or portion of the lung does not. Most cases are asymptomatic, and subsequent diagnosis may not occur until adulthood. Swyer syndrome is a genetic condition affecting sexual organ development, classified as a disorder of sex development dsd. The lung served by the damaged airways is aerated by collateral air drift through the pores of kohn. Swyer james syndrome is a rare syndrome that occurs as a result of repeated bronchiolitis and pneumonitis in childhood. Swyer syndrome represents one phenotypic result of a failure of the gonads to develop properly, and hence is part of a class of conditions termed gonadal dysgenesis. We present the case of a 7yearold female with swyer james syndrome, which was initially diagnosed and treated as asthma. Swyer james syndrome sjs, also called swyer jamesmacleod syndrome sjms, is a rare manifestation of postinfectious bronchiolitis associated with adenovirus types 3, 7, and 21. Sexual development is usually determined by an individuals chromosomes.