title: Case of missing left lung.
abstract: Here we present a young female with missing left lung and history of upper respiratory infections in childhood. The lungs have ability to grow and regenerate in children. She has had no major complications into adulthood. It is important to know diagnosis in recurrent pulmonary infections and here bronchoscopy was diagnostic.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Health Care and Nursing Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, DarAbad, Tehran 1955841452, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cheraghvandi
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Health Care and Nursing Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, DarAbad, Tehran 1955841452, Iran.
authors.forename: Saeid Fallah
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Tafti
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Health Care and Nursing Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Masih Daneshvari Hospital, DarAbad, Tehran 1955841452, Iran.
authors.forename: Firouzeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Talischi
keywords: Congenital disease; Lung