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- Title
Right-side pulmonary agenesis with atrial septal defect in adult.
- Authors
Das Shukla, Amitabh; Agrawal, Neha; Chandra, Alok; Anantha, Shreenivasa; Chaudhary, Abhinav
- Abstract
Pulmonary agenesis, a rare congenital condition, is incompatible with life when present bilateral, while unilateral agenesis is usually detected in infancy or early childhood. Rare asymptomatic patients may reach adulthood undiagnosed, with signs mimicking common conditions presenting as radiopaque hemithorax with ipsilateral mediastinal shift. Here, we describe a case of a young lady, with history of consanguinity, who presented with complaints, suggestive of lower respiratory tract infection, and was investigated and diagnosed to be a case of right-side pulmonary agenesis with large ostium secondum atrial septal defect. Our present case emphasizes the importance of presence of pulmonary agenesis with cardiac congenital anomaly, remaining asymptomatic until adulthood, particularly in patients born of parents with consanguineous marriages.
- Subjects
CONSANGUINITY
- Publication
Respirology Case Reports, 2016, Vol 4, Issue 2, pn/a
- ISSN
2051-3380
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/rcr2.149