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Unilateral pulmonary agenesis with ipsilateral musculoskeletal anomalies.
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2002
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PneumothoraxSurgical PathologyPediatricsUnilateral Pulmonary AgenesisPediatric Lung DiseaseThoracic SurgeryPulmonary MedicineRight ThumbLeft PneumonitisMedicineRight Pulmonary AgenesisPulmonary Vascular Disease
A young patient with right pulmonary agenesis is described. She presented with left pneumonitis and improved with antibiotic therapy. She additionally had absence of right thumb and reduced muscle mass over right side of face. The anomalies may have resulted from an antenatal insult around the fourth week of embryonic development.