A rare variant of right sided pulmonary agenesis presenting in adulthood: 1st reported case from Bangladesh

S M Tajdit Rahman; Tasnim Shahriar; Kazi Munzerin Akhter; Adiba Tarannum; Mosharraf Hossain

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2022.101629

A rare variant of right sided pulmonary agenesis presenting in adulthood: 1^st reported case from Bangladesh

Respir Med Case Rep. 2022 Mar 12:37:101629. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2022.101629. eCollection 2022.

Authors

S M Tajdit Rahman¹, Tasnim Shahriar², Kazi Munzerin Akhter³, Adiba Tarannum⁴, Mosharraf Hossain¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Diseases of the Chest & Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
² Khulna Medical College, Khulna, Bangladesh.
³ Thoracic Surgery, Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Diseases of the Chest & Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
⁴ Green Life Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Abstract

Pulmonary agenesis is a rare disorder, and the right-sided one is much rarer. Most of the cases are diagnosed during early life. Because of rarity, it can be misdiagnosed and even more challenging to diagnose when presented during adult life. However, we report a rare late manifestation of right-sided unilateral lung agenesis in a 22-year-old female patient who was treated for pneumonia several times, the first reported case from Bangladesh. We also highlighted the diagnostic approach of the case in low-resource settings.

Keywords: Adult; Agenesis; CT, Computed Tomography; CXR, Chest X-ray; Lung; PA, Pulmonary agenesis.

Publication types

Case Reports