title: Complete right lung agenesis presenting with bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis.
abstract: A 26 year-old lady presented with episodic breathlessness, chest tightness, recurrent nasal obstruction and excessive sneezing, mainly during change of season along with opacity of the right hemithorax on chest x-ray. Further detailed work-up including spirometry, high-resolution CT scan of the thorax and fibre-optic bronchoscopy confirmed complete right lung agenesis in patients with bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis. Complete control of symptoms was achieved with formeterol 6 μg and mometasone 200 μg (via dry powder inhaler) and intranasal fluticasone 50 μg (nasal spray) 2 puffs twice daily and oral montelukast 10 mg with levocetirizine 5 mg once daily.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, CSM Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. drkushwaharas@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ram Avadh Singh
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kushwaha
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Ranganath
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Shipra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anand
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D065631:Rhinitis, Allergic; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed