Adult male with non-resolving opacity in the right hemithorax

Pulmonary agenesis is a well-known but rare congenital anomaly of the respiratory system. It represents failure of development of the primitive lung bud. We are reporting bilobar agenesis of the right lung associated with multisystem involvement in an adult patient.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chaudhry, Liaqat Ali, Zamzami, Marwan, Robert, Asirvatham Alwin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4406385/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25922628
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.19.339.5290
Descripción
Sumario:Pulmonary agenesis is a well-known but rare congenital anomaly of the respiratory system. It represents failure of development of the primitive lung bud. We are reporting bilobar agenesis of the right lung associated with multisystem involvement in an adult patient.

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