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Hyperlucent lung

MedGen UID:
101178
•Concept ID:
C0524799
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Hyperlucent Lung; Hyperlucent Lungs; Hyperlucent Thorax; Lung, Hyperlucent; Lungs, Hyperlucent; Thorax, Hyperlucent
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0000925

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. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Differential diagnosis of unilateral hyperlucent lung in children.
Saxena AK, Mittal V, Sodhi KS
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2013 Jan;200(1):W95. doi: 10.2214/AJR.12.9352. PMID: 23255778
Value of chest CT in the diagnosis and management of tracheobronchial foreign bodies.
Bai W, Zhou X, Gao X, Shao C, Califano JA, Ha PK
Pediatr Int 2011 Aug;53(4):515-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2010.03299.x. PMID: 21129123
The hyperlucent lung, a problem in differential diagnosis.
Culiner MM
Dis Chest 1966 Jun;49(6):578-86. doi: 10.1378/chest.49.6.578. PMID: 5935727

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Chronic lung allograft dysfunction phenotype and prognosis by machine learning CT analysis.
McInnis MC, Ma J, Karur GR, Houbois C, Levy L, Havlin J, Fuchs E, Tikkanen J, Chow CW, Huszti E, Martinu T
Eur Respir J 2022 Jul;60(1) Epub 2022 Jul 21 doi: 10.1183/13993003.01652-2021. PMID: 34949699
Swyer-James Syndrome.
Hamada K, Oishi K, Hirano T, Shiinoki T, Shibuya K, Matsunaga K
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018 Jan 1;197(1):130-131. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201708-1691IM. PMID: 29064268
Collateral ventilation to congenital hyperlucent lung lesions assessed on xenon-enhanced dynamic dual-energy CT: an initial experience.
Goo HW, Yang DH, Kim N, Park SI, Kim DK, Kim EA
Korean J Radiol 2011 Jan-Feb;12(1):25-33. Epub 2011 Jan 3 doi: 10.3348/kjr.2011.12.1.25. PMID: 21228937Free PMC Article
CT findings in Swyer-James syndrome.
Marti-Bonmati L, Ruiz Perales F, Catala F, Mata JM, Calonge E
Radiology 1989 Aug;172(2):477-80. doi: 10.1148/radiology.172.2.2748829. PMID: 2748829
Hyperlucent lung. Pathophysiology and surgical management.
Wolfe WG, Anderson RW, Sealy WC
Ann Thorac Surg 1974 Aug;18(2):172-85. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)64342-1. PMID: 4621032

Diagnosis

Chronic lung allograft dysfunction phenotype and prognosis by machine learning CT analysis.
McInnis MC, Ma J, Karur GR, Houbois C, Levy L, Havlin J, Fuchs E, Tikkanen J, Chow CW, Huszti E, Martinu T
Eur Respir J 2022 Jul;60(1) Epub 2022 Jul 21 doi: 10.1183/13993003.01652-2021. PMID: 34949699
Congenital lung lesions: a radiographic pattern approach.
El-Ali AM, Strubel NA, Lala SV
Pediatr Radiol 2022 Apr;52(4):622-636. Epub 2021 Oct 30 doi: 10.1007/s00247-021-05210-9. PMID: 34716454
Cardiothoracic imaging findings of Proteus syndrome.
Mirmomen SM, Arai AE, Turkbey EB, Bradley AJ, Sapp JC, Biesecker LG, Sirajuddin A
Sci Rep 2021 Mar 22;11(1):6577. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-86029-0. PMID: 33753828Free PMC Article
Swyer-James Syndrome.
Hamada K, Oishi K, Hirano T, Shiinoki T, Shibuya K, Matsunaga K
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018 Jan 1;197(1):130-131. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201708-1691IM. PMID: 29064268
Unilateral hyperlucent lung in children.
Wasilewska E, Lee EY, Eisenberg RL
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2012 May;198(5):W400-14. doi: 10.2214/AJR.11.7028. PMID: 22528920

Therapy

Chronic lung allograft dysfunction phenotype and prognosis by machine learning CT analysis.
McInnis MC, Ma J, Karur GR, Houbois C, Levy L, Havlin J, Fuchs E, Tikkanen J, Chow CW, Huszti E, Martinu T
Eur Respir J 2022 Jul;60(1) Epub 2022 Jul 21 doi: 10.1183/13993003.01652-2021. PMID: 34949699
Unilateral hyperlucent lung in children.
Wasilewska E, Lee EY, Eisenberg RL
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2012 May;198(5):W400-14. doi: 10.2214/AJR.11.7028. PMID: 22528920
Collateral ventilation to congenital hyperlucent lung lesions assessed on xenon-enhanced dynamic dual-energy CT: an initial experience.
Goo HW, Yang DH, Kim N, Park SI, Kim DK, Kim EA
Korean J Radiol 2011 Jan-Feb;12(1):25-33. Epub 2011 Jan 3 doi: 10.3348/kjr.2011.12.1.25. PMID: 21228937Free PMC Article
Swyer-James-MacLeod Syndrome.
Khalil KF, Saeed W
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2008 Mar;18(3):190-2. PMID: 18460255
Hyperlucent lung after radiation therapy.
Farmer W, Ravin C, Schachter EN
Am Rev Respir Dis 1975 Aug;112(2):255-8. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1975.112.2.255. PMID: 1155850

Prognosis

Chronic lung allograft dysfunction phenotype and prognosis by machine learning CT analysis.
McInnis MC, Ma J, Karur GR, Houbois C, Levy L, Havlin J, Fuchs E, Tikkanen J, Chow CW, Huszti E, Martinu T
Eur Respir J 2022 Jul;60(1) Epub 2022 Jul 21 doi: 10.1183/13993003.01652-2021. PMID: 34949699
Swyer-James Syndrome.
Hamada K, Oishi K, Hirano T, Shiinoki T, Shibuya K, Matsunaga K
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018 Jan 1;197(1):130-131. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201708-1691IM. PMID: 29064268
Anesthetic implications for patients with Swyer-James syndrome.
Smith MM, Barbara DW, Smith BC, Sprung J, Weingarten TN
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2014 Aug;28(4):925-30. Epub 2013 Sep 12 doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.03.039. PMID: 24035065
Swyer-James-MacLeod Syndrome.
Khalil KF, Saeed W
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2008 Mar;18(3):190-2. PMID: 18460255
Hyperlucent lung. Pathophysiology and surgical management.
Wolfe WG, Anderson RW, Sealy WC
Ann Thorac Surg 1974 Aug;18(2):172-85. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)64342-1. PMID: 4621032

Clinical prediction guides

Chronic lung allograft dysfunction phenotype and prognosis by machine learning CT analysis.
McInnis MC, Ma J, Karur GR, Houbois C, Levy L, Havlin J, Fuchs E, Tikkanen J, Chow CW, Huszti E, Martinu T
Eur Respir J 2022 Jul;60(1) Epub 2022 Jul 21 doi: 10.1183/13993003.01652-2021. PMID: 34949699
Swyer-James-Macleod Syndrome: Case Report and Brief Literature Review.
Omar M, Saeed MA, Patil A
S D Med 2019 Nov;72(11):518-520. PMID: 31985903
Swyer-James-Macleod syndrome as a rare cause of unilateral hyperlucent lung: Three case reports.
Machado D, Lima F, Marques C, Monteiro R
Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Feb;98(6):e14269. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000014269. PMID: 30732141Free PMC Article
Utility of ventilation and perfusion scan in the diagnosis of young military recruits with an incidental finding of hyperlucent lung.
Arslan N, Ilgan S, Ozkan M, Yuksekol I, Bulakbasi N, Pabuscu Y, Ozguven, Bayhan H
Nucl Med Commun 2001 May;22(5):525-30. doi: 10.1097/00006231-200105000-00010. PMID: 11388574
Do radiographic criteria for emphysema predict physiologic impairment?
Kilburn KH, Warshaw RH, Thornton JC
Chest 1995 May;107(5):1225-31. doi: 10.1378/chest.107.5.1225. PMID: 7750310

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