Unilateral pulmonary artery aplasia presenting with chest pain and pleural effusion

Unilateral pulmonary artery aplasia presenting with chest pain and pleural effusion

A 58-year-old woman with a pleural effusion and left chest pain was found to have unilateral absence of the left pulmonary artery. She is unique in that she had recurring pleural effusions and chest pain for 26 years, which has not been previously described with this rare disorder.

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Veröffentlicht in:Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Ala.), 1980-02, Vol.73 (2), p.233-235
Hauptverfasser: Krall, W R, Ploy-Song-Sang, Y
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Pleural Effusion - etiology
Pleurisy - etiology
Pneumonectomy
Pulmonary Artery - abnormalities
Recurrence
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Zusammenfassung:A 58-year-old woman with a pleural effusion and left chest pain was found to have unilateral absence of the left pulmonary artery. She is unique in that she had recurring pleural effusions and chest pain for 26 years, which has not been previously described with this rare disorder.
ISSN:0038-4348
DOI:10.1097/00007611-198002000-00028