Complete Right Lung Agenesis with Dextrocardia: An Unusual Cause of Respiratory Distress

Pulmonary agenesis, defined as complete absence of bronchus, parenchyma, and vessels is a very rare condition. Herein, we report a 4-month-old infant who presented with fever, cough, and respiratory distress and was misdiagnosed in a peripheral hospital as a case of pneumonia. The child was, later d...

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Autores principales: Nandan, Devki, Bhatt, Girish Chandra, Dewan, Vivek, Pongener, Imkongkumzuk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3551508/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23393637
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2156-7514.105140
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Sumario:Pulmonary agenesis, defined as complete absence of bronchus, parenchyma, and vessels is a very rare condition. Herein, we report a 4-month-old infant who presented with fever, cough, and respiratory distress and was misdiagnosed in a peripheral hospital as a case of pneumonia. The child was, later diagnosed as having right lung agenesis with dextrocardia.

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