Unilateral pulmonary artery aplasia presenting with chest pain and pleural effusion.
A 58-year-old woman with a pleural effusion and left chest pain was found to have unilateral absence of the left pulmonary artery. She is unique in that she had recurring pleural effusions and chest pain for 26 years, which has not been previously described with this rare disorder.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000209:etiology*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012008:Recurrence