title: [Right upper lobe pulmonary agenesis].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pulmonary agenesis is a rare congenital anomaly. Other cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, and urogenital system anomalies can be observed in association with it.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 24-year-old female patient presented to our clinic with a history of cough and chest pain with an abnormal chest X-ray. Physical examination was normal. Chest X-ray, CT-Scan and endoscopy led to the diagnosis of right upper lobe pulmonary agenesis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The diagnosis of pulmonary malformations like agenesis or hypoplasia can be delayed and may not occur until adulthood. Once the diagnosis has been established medical follow up is mandatory.
authors.affiliation: Service de pneumologie, hôpital Tahar Sfar, 5100 Mahdia, Tunisie. leila_boussoffara@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boussoffara
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Boudawara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakka
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Knani
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003371:Cough / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D055815:Young Adult