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Hafez Hayek¹, Jaime Palomino, Supat Thammasitboon

¹Section of Pulmonary Diseases, Critical Care and Environmental Medicine, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, 1430 Tulane Ave, SL-9, New Orleans, LA 70123, USA. hafezhayek@hotmail.com.

Journal of Medical Case Reports

|August 9, 2011

Abstract

Introduction:

Unilateral absence of the pulmonary artery (UAPA) or pulmonary artery agenesis is a rare congenital disorder presenting with a wide spectrum of symptoms. The clinical presentation is variable and many patients can be asymptomatic for many years and even throughout their lives.

Case Presentation:

We report the case of a 53-year-old African-American woman who was diagnosed with right pulmonary artery agenesis after presenting with uncontrolled asthma and recurrent bronchopulmonary infections.

Conclusion:

In an unexplained case of recurrent respiratory infections and shortness of breath, the possibility of a rare congenital anomaly like UAPA should be considered and an appropriate evaluation should be done.

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