Unilateral pulmonary agenesis with ipsilateral musculoskeletal anomalies.
A young patient with right pulmonary agenesis is described. She presented with left pneumonitis and improved with antibiotic therapy. She additionally had absence of right thumb and reduced muscle mass over right side of face. The anomalies may have resulted from an antenatal insult around the fourth week of embryonic development.
Aggarwal
A N
AN
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Gupta
D
D
Jindal
S K
SK
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities*; D009139:Musculoskeletal Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents