Bronchoscopy for management and identification of etiology of right middle lobe syndrome: Analysis of 66 cases [PDF]
Thoracic Cancer, 2023 Background Right middle lobe (RML) syndrome is a recurrent or chronic obstruction of the RML causing atelectasis of the right middle lobe due to mechanical and nonmechanical etiologies.
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Case Report: Middle lobe syndrome: a rare presentation in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 BackgroundAntineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a group of disorders characterized by necrotizing inflammation of small- and medium-sized blood vessels and the presence of circulating ANCA.
Marcello Govoni, Govoni Marcello
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Middle Lobe Syndrome Associated with Bronchial Anthracofibrosis. [PDF]
Acta Med Litu, 2020 Bronchial anthracofibrosis has been defined as airway narrowing associated with dark pigmentation on bronchoscopy without an appropriate history of pneumoconiosis or smoking. We present a case of a 67-year-old, non-smoking female patient who was referred
Gonlugur U, Gonlugur T, Ozer S.
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Middle Lobe Syndrome in Silicosis.
Indian J Occup Environ Med, 2021 A case of silicosis presenting as middle lobe syndrome is described in a middle-aged female. The diagnosis was confirmed by both bronchoscopy and demonstration of right middle lobe lumen narrowing and compression by calcified hilar lymph nodes on computerized tomographic scan. Simultaneous occurrence of endobronchial silicosis
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Asthma with recurrent middle lobe syndrome in children: Clinical features and lung function patterns. [PDF]
Front Pediatr, 2023 BackgroundMiddle lobe syndrome (MLS) is a complication of childhood asthma. This study aimed to compare the clinical features and lung function between asthmatic children with recurrent MLS and transient right middle lobe (RML) and/or lingula atelectasis.
Feng Y +5 more
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Non-Obstructive Middle Lobe Syndrome: An Unusual Cause of Recurrent Pneumonia in an Elderly Woman. [PDF]
Eur J Case Rep Intern Med, 2018 An 84-year-old woman had five episodes of pneumonia in 4 months. Despite extensive comorbidities and advanced age, her health status was good and the recurrence seemed unjustified.
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Right middle lobe syndrome in a 7-year-old child
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020 Middle lobe syndrome (MLS) is defined as recurrent or chronic collapse of the middle lobe of the right lung. Although it was first described in 1984 by Graham et al., yet there are limited reviews on MLS especially in children as a result of vast ...
Mostafa Kotb, Ahmed Daoud
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A case of upper left extremity deep vein thrombosis with right side middle lobe syndrome. [PDF]
Tzu Chi Med J, 2017 Upper extremity deep vein thrombosis is an extremely important clinical entity with potential for considerable morbidity and mortality. A 64-year-old woman was brought to the emergency department with complaints of left upper limb and neck swelling for 4
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Surgical treatment of right middle lobe syndrome in children.
Ann Thorac Med, 2012 Objective: Right middle lobe syndrome is a rare entity in children, causing high morbidity. Our experience of these patients including their clinical and laboratory characteristics, indications forsurgical management, postoperative courses, and follow-up
Sehitogullari A +3 more
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Massive hemoptysis in mycobacterium abscessus lung disease: Interventional management with bronchial artery embolization. [PDF]
IDCasesIn older women without traditional risk factors, Lady Windermere syndrome is a recognized phenotypic presentation of non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) pulmonary disease that is traditionally linked to Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection.
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