Lady Windermere syndrome: an inappropriate eponym for an increasingly important condition
Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection (NMI) occurs in elderly women with no pre-existing lung disease, and this has been termed the Lady Windermere syndrome. NMIs are increasing in prevalence and an increasing number of pulmonary mycobacterial infections is due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria. The...
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| author | Kasthoori, J.J. Liam, C.K. Wastie, M.L. |
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| description | Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection (NMI) occurs in elderly women with no pre-existing lung disease, and this has been termed the Lady Windermere syndrome. NMIs are increasing in prevalence and an increasing number of pulmonary mycobacterial infections is due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria. The diagnosis is often difficult because the organism is not readily isolated or cultured, and the condition may not be considered by the radiologist. We report NMI in a 64-year-old woman, based on clinical and radiological findings. Although termed the Lady Windermere syndrome, the name does not correspond to the character in Oscar Wilde's play; hence the eponym is not widely used. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-9772019-01-14T01:23:44Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/977/ Lady Windermere syndrome: an inappropriate eponym for an increasingly important condition Kasthoori, J.J. Liam, C.K. Wastie, M.L. R Medicine Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection (NMI) occurs in elderly women with no pre-existing lung disease, and this has been termed the Lady Windermere syndrome. NMIs are increasing in prevalence and an increasing number of pulmonary mycobacterial infections is due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria. The diagnosis is often difficult because the organism is not readily isolated or cultured, and the condition may not be considered by the radiologist. We report NMI in a 64-year-old woman, based on clinical and radiological findings. Although termed the Lady Windermere syndrome, the name does not correspond to the character in Oscar Wilde's play; hence the eponym is not widely used. Stamford Publishing Pte Ltd / Singapore Medical Association 2008-02 Article PeerReviewed Kasthoori, J.J. and Liam, C.K. and Wastie, M.L. (2008) Lady Windermere syndrome: an inappropriate eponym for an increasingly important condition. Singapore Medical Journal, 49 (2). e47-9. ISSN 0037-5675, DOI 18301826. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18301826 18301826 |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine Kasthoori, J.J. Liam, C.K. Wastie, M.L. Lady Windermere syndrome: an inappropriate eponym for an increasingly important condition |
| title | Lady Windermere syndrome: an inappropriate eponym for an increasingly important condition |
| title_full | Lady Windermere syndrome: an inappropriate eponym for an increasingly important condition |
| title_fullStr | Lady Windermere syndrome: an inappropriate eponym for an increasingly important condition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lady Windermere syndrome: an inappropriate eponym for an increasingly important condition |
| title_short | Lady Windermere syndrome: an inappropriate eponym for an increasingly important condition |
| title_sort | lady windermere syndrome an inappropriate eponym for an increasingly important condition |
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