Isolated unilateral pulmonary agenesis.
Indian Pediatr
; 2005 Feb; 42(2): 170-2
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Two cases of isolated pulmonary agenesis with no other associated congenital abnormality are reported. First case was 13-year-old girl who presented for the first time with chest infection and was found to have isolated unilateral pulmonary agenesis and responded well to antibiotics, Second case was a 10-year-old girl who had presented with total duration of illness of one year with clinical features suggestive of chronic chest infection with family history of pulmonary tuberculosis and later found to have agenesis of upper lobe of left lung in addition to having gastric aspirate positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. She responded to anti tubercular therapy.
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Main subject:
Organ Size
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Bronchoscopy
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Female
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Humans
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Child
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Adolescent
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Lung
Language:
En
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
2005
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Article