Adult male with non-resolving opacity in the right hemithorax.
Pulmonary agenesis is a well-known but rare congenital anomaly of the respiratory system. It represents failure of development of the primitive lung bud. We are reporting bilobar agenesis of the right lung associated with multisystem involvement in an adult patient.
Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Division, Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Humanitarian City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Liaqat Ali
LA
Chaudhry
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Marwan
M
Zamzami
Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Diabetes Treatment Center, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Asirvatham Alwin
AA
Robert
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Agenesis; Opacity; Right hemithorax