Middle lobe syndrome in left lower lobe
INVESTIGACION CLINICA, cilt.60, ss.47-52, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 60
- Basım Tarihi: 2019
- Doi Numarası: 10.22209/ic.v60n1a05
- Dergi Adı: INVESTIGACION CLINICA
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.47-52
- Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Middle Lobe Syndrome is a term that refers to a persistent or recurrent collapse of a lung lobe, especially the right middle lobe. A 66-year-old woman presented with chronic cough with sputum and recurrent attacks of pneumonia. She was treated with antibiotics. Chest CT-scan showed a left lobe atelectasis and multiple foci of bronchiectasis. Bronchoscopy revealed a patent left lower lobe bronchus. In conclusions, middle lobe syndrome can rarely affect left lower lobe. It should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of recurrent pneumonia.