Volume 18 Issue 4 December 2009
The Lady Windermere Syndrome
Pages 334-336
*Surya P Bhatta, Sudip Nandaa, John S Kintzer Jrb
a
Department of Internal Medicine, St Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
b
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, St Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
Received 17 August 2008 • Accepted 8 January 2009 • Online 19 May 2009
Abstract
Lady Windermere syndrome is right middle lobe or lingular segment bronchiectasis due to Mycobacterium avium intracellulare infection.
In this brief report we describe two cases with contrasting clinical courses and discuss controversies regarding aetiology, pathogenesis
and treatment. Hypotheses explaining middle lobe predilection are discussed and an alternative hypothesis is offered.
Cite as: Bhatt SP, Nanda S, Kintzer JS. The Lady Windermere Syndrome. Prim Care Respir J 2009;18(4):334-336. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4104/pcrj.2009.00019
Keywords
Mycobacterium avium, middle lobe, infection, bronchiectasis
* Corresponding author. Surya P Bhatt Tel: +610 954 4644 Fax: +610 954 4920 Email: suryabhatt@gmail.com | |
