Pulmonary agenesis and respiratory failure in childhood

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 cause...

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Main Authors: Paula Vanessa Valverde Dinamarco, Cesar Cilento Ponce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2015-03-01
Series:Autopsy and Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/98453