Svensk definition
Hög röntgengenomsläpplighet i en lunga, med minskad storlek och kärlutbredning. Fenomenet är ofta förenat med obliterativ bronkiolit och med adenovirusinfektion under barndomen.
Lung, Hyperlucent
Hyperlucent lunga
Engelsk definition
A lung with reduced markings on its chest radiograph and increased areas of transradiancy (hyperlucency). A hyperlucent lung is usually associated with pulmonary emphysema or PNEUMOTHORAX.
Svenska synonymer
MacLeods syndrom — Swyer-James syndrom
Engelska synonymer
Hyperlucent Lung — Hyperlucent Lungs — Lungs, Hyperlucent — Thorax, Hyperlucent — Hyperlucent Thorax — Swyer-James Syndrome — Swyer James Syndrome — Syndrome, Swyer-James — MacLeod Syndrome — Syndrome, MacLeod — Unilateral Hyperlucent Lung — Hyperlucent Lung, Unilateral — Hyperlucent Lungs, Unilateral — Lung, Unilateral Hyperlucent — Lungs, Unilateral Hyperlucent — Unilateral Hyperlucent Lungs