Recurrent atelectasis of the right middle lobe.
- Specialty
- Pulmonology
- Subspecialty
- Pulmonology / Airway disease
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: yes, often asthmatic children
- Gene(s) involved
- None recorded
- Alternative names & eponyms
- Brock syndrome
Etiology & mechanism
Extrinsic compression of the bronchus by lymph nodes or poor collateral ventilation.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded for this syndrome.
Symptoms & signs (5)
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Shares genes with
None.
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