A 32-Year-Old Woman with Relapsing Pneumonia
Introduction: Isolated right pulmonary artery agenesis in an adult patient is an extremely rare condition that requires a high level of suspicion to make the diagnosis. Case Description: A 32-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with a 4-month history of recurrent respiratory infections....
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| author | Ana Rafaela Araújo Magda Sousa Joel Pinto Susana Cavadas Luís Rodrigues |
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| description | Introduction: Isolated right pulmonary artery agenesis in an adult patient is an extremely rare condition that requires a high level of suspicion to make the diagnosis.
Case Description: A 32-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with a 4-month history of recurrent respiratory infections. Chest radiography and computerized tomography (CT) revealed alveolar opacities on the medium and inferior right lobes. Fibreoptic bronchoscopy with bronchial aspirate was negative on both cytological and microbiological analysis. Due to the persistent of the imaging findings after a full course of a wide-spectrum antibiotic, an angio-CT was performed, revealing a complete stop at the level of the right pulmonary artery. Angiography confirmed the diagnosis of right pulmonary artery agenesis.
Discussion: Currently, the patient has no exertional dyspnoea, screening for pulmonary hypertension has so far been negative and no further respiratory infections have occurred. It is important to call attention to a major congenital malformation that may remain asymptomatic until adulthood. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f5a1b99c12274b81ba26888de97876b62022-12-22T02:52:44ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942018-06-0110.12890/2018_000854854A 32-Year-Old Woman with Relapsing PneumoniaAna Rafaela Araújo0Magda Sousa1Joel Pinto2Susana Cavadas3Luís Rodrigues4Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, PortugalInternal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, PortugalInternal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, PortugalInternal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, PortugalPneumology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, PortugalIntroduction: Isolated right pulmonary artery agenesis in an adult patient is an extremely rare condition that requires a high level of suspicion to make the diagnosis. Case Description: A 32-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with a 4-month history of recurrent respiratory infections. Chest radiography and computerized tomography (CT) revealed alveolar opacities on the medium and inferior right lobes. Fibreoptic bronchoscopy with bronchial aspirate was negative on both cytological and microbiological analysis. Due to the persistent of the imaging findings after a full course of a wide-spectrum antibiotic, an angio-CT was performed, revealing a complete stop at the level of the right pulmonary artery. Angiography confirmed the diagnosis of right pulmonary artery agenesis. Discussion: Currently, the patient has no exertional dyspnoea, screening for pulmonary hypertension has so far been negative and no further respiratory infections have occurred. It is important to call attention to a major congenital malformation that may remain asymptomatic until adulthood.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/854Unilateral pulmonary artery agenesisangiography |
| spellingShingle | Ana Rafaela Araújo Magda Sousa Joel Pinto Susana Cavadas Luís Rodrigues A 32-Year-Old Woman with Relapsing Pneumonia European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine Unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis angiography |
| title | A 32-Year-Old Woman with Relapsing Pneumonia |
| title_full | A 32-Year-Old Woman with Relapsing Pneumonia |
| title_fullStr | A 32-Year-Old Woman with Relapsing Pneumonia |
| title_full_unstemmed | A 32-Year-Old Woman with Relapsing Pneumonia |
| title_short | A 32-Year-Old Woman with Relapsing Pneumonia |
| title_sort | 32 year old woman with relapsing pneumonia |
| topic | Unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis angiography |
| url | https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/854 |
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