Open AccessPulmonary agenesis: A case report with review of literature
Author(s) -
Mir Sumsam Ali Khurram,
S. Pratap Rao,
Akkena Vamshipriya
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
qatar medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2227-0426
pISSN - 0253-8253
DOI - 10.5339/qmj.2013.14
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , respiratory distress , agenesis , computed tomography , pediatrics , surgery , intensive care medicine
Congenital pulmonary agenesis is a rare condition which poses diagnostic difficulties. More than 50% of these patients die before the first five years of life. Few patients may remain asymptomatic throughout their life. We report a case of a two month old male infant with right pulmonary agenesis who presented with severe respiratory distress in whom a diagnosis was made following computed tomography of the chest.
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