Isolated absence of right pulmonary artery in a 4-year old child: a case report

• Main Authors: Weldetsadik AY, Asfaw YM, Tekleab AM
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2018-10-01
• Series: International Medical Case Reports Journal
• Subjects: Pulmonary artery; child; wheeze; chest infection; Ethiopia
• Online Access: https://www.dovepress.com/isolated-absence-of-right-pulmonary-artery-in-a-4-year-old-child-a-cas-peer-reviewed-article-IMCRJ

Abate Yeshidinber Weldetsadik, Yemisrach Mekonnen Asfaw, Atnafu Mekonnen Tekleab Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Abstract: Isolated unilateral absence of the pulmonary artery is a rare anomaly with congenital absence of the left or right pulmonary artery in the absence of other cardiac malformation, and diagnosis is usually made during adolescence. We report a 4-year old male child with isolated absence of the right pulmonary artery, who presented with recurrent chest infection and wheezing since infancy. Keywords: pulmonary artery, child, wheeze, chest infection, Ethiopia