Unilateral Pulmonary Artery Agenesis with Ipsilateral Pulmonary Hypoplasia as Incidental Finding in an Asthmatic Patient
Unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery is an uncommon congenital heart disease. It can be related to respiratory symptoms such as asthma, an unsual nding in some of these patients. This paper reports the case of a 4-year-old male with recurrent respiratory infections and asthma symptoms, in who fu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Colegio Mexicano de Inmunología Clínica y Alergia, A.C.
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Revista Alergia México |
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| Online Access: | http://revistaalergia.mx/ojs/index.php/ram/article/view/22 |
| Summary: | Unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery is an uncommon congenital heart disease. It can be related to respiratory symptoms such as asthma, an unsual nding in some of these patients. This paper reports the case of a 4-year-old male with recurrent respiratory infections and asthma symptoms, in who further studies found agenesia of right pulmonary artery with pulmonary hypoplasia of the same side. |
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| ISSN: | 0002-5151 2448-9190 |