Late diagnosed congenital agenesis of the left lung in 15-year-old boy
Pulmonary agenesis is a rare congenital lung defect involving the complete absence of the primary bronchus as well as pulmonary parenchyma and vessels. Unilateral agenesis occurs at the rate of 1/10,000–20,000 pregnancies. The cause of this defect is still unknown. This abnormality does not cause...
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| description | Pulmonary agenesis is a rare congenital lung defect involving the complete absence of the primary bronchus as well as
pulmonary parenchyma and vessels. Unilateral agenesis occurs at the rate of 1/10,000–20,000 pregnancies. The cause of this
defect is still unknown. This abnormality does not cause any specific symptoms; it may lead to respiratory failure, but an
asymptomatic course lasting many years is also possible. This defect can often be suspected based on a chest radiograph
performed for other reasons. We present the case of a 15-year-old boy with an accidental diagnosis of left pulmonary agenesis.
Upon diagnosis the patient did not report any complaints. During a routine visit at an allergy clinic decreased vesicular
sounds were present on the left side. A subsequent chest radiograph was reported as showing left lung inferior lobe atelectasis, which was an indication for a more comprehensive diagnostic investigation. A computed tomography scan revealed the complete absence of the left lung. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b8da1f1ae6f40fab4adf31be49ad4472022-12-22T03:17:25ZengMedical Communications Sp. z o.o.Pediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna1734-15312451-07422017-03-0113112613210.15557/PiMR.2017.0013Late diagnosed congenital agenesis of the left lung in 15-year-old boyMajka Jaszczura0Magdalena Kleszyk1Karolina Bień2Edyta Machura3Department of Paediatrics of the School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, PolandDepartment of Paediatrics of the School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, PolandDepartment of Medical Radiology and Radiodiagnostics of the School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, PolandDepartment of Paediatrics of the School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Zabrze, PolandPulmonary agenesis is a rare congenital lung defect involving the complete absence of the primary bronchus as well as pulmonary parenchyma and vessels. Unilateral agenesis occurs at the rate of 1/10,000–20,000 pregnancies. The cause of this defect is still unknown. This abnormality does not cause any specific symptoms; it may lead to respiratory failure, but an asymptomatic course lasting many years is also possible. This defect can often be suspected based on a chest radiograph performed for other reasons. We present the case of a 15-year-old boy with an accidental diagnosis of left pulmonary agenesis. Upon diagnosis the patient did not report any complaints. During a routine visit at an allergy clinic decreased vesicular sounds were present on the left side. A subsequent chest radiograph was reported as showing left lung inferior lobe atelectasis, which was an indication for a more comprehensive diagnostic investigation. A computed tomography scan revealed the complete absence of the left lung.http://www.pimr.pl/index.php/issues/2017-vol-13-no-1/late-diagnosed-congenital-agenesis-of-the-left-lung-in-15-year-old-boy?aid=1042pulmonary agenesiscongenital defectlungs |
| spellingShingle | Majka Jaszczura Magdalena Kleszyk Karolina Bień Edyta Machura Late diagnosed congenital agenesis of the left lung in 15-year-old boy Pediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna pulmonary agenesis congenital defect lungs |
| title | Late diagnosed congenital agenesis of the left lung in 15-year-old boy |
| title_full | Late diagnosed congenital agenesis of the left lung in 15-year-old boy |
| title_fullStr | Late diagnosed congenital agenesis of the left lung in 15-year-old boy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Late diagnosed congenital agenesis of the left lung in 15-year-old boy |
| title_short | Late diagnosed congenital agenesis of the left lung in 15-year-old boy |
| title_sort | late diagnosed congenital agenesis of the left lung in 15 year old boy |
| topic | pulmonary agenesis congenital defect lungs |
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