Pulmonary agenesis and respiratory failure in childhood

• Main Authors: Paula Vanessa Valverde Dinamarco (Author), Cesar Cilento Ponce (Author)
• Format: Bog
• Udgivet: University of São Paulo, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Pulmonary agenesis (PA) is a rare congenital anomaly, which may be unilateral or bilateral. Unilateral PA may be associated with nonspecific respiratory symptoms. We report the case of 5-month-old infant who presented a normal development until the age of 4 months when a respiratory infection caused...