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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 83-86 |
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Pulmonary Agenesis - A Zebra Like Disorder for Pulmonologists
Monisha Anandhan1, Amal Johnson1, R Narasimhan2
1 Post graduate, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai, India
2 Senior Consultant, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai, India
Correspondence Address:
Monisha Anandhan
Post graduate, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road, Chennai
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
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Pulmonary agenesis is an extremely rare congenital anomaly defined as a complete absence of the lung parenchyma, bronchus, and pulmonary vessels. In case of complete unilateral agenesis, no pleural cavity can be found on the affected side. More than 50% of children with lung aplasia die within five years of birth but some individuals live a normal life span with their deformity and may be asymptomatic throughout life. Respiratory tract infections are the greatest danger in these individuals. We report a case of left lung aplasia with bronchiectasis in a young-aged adult who was treated for tuberculosis and was referred to our institute for persistent cough.
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