A rare cause of recurrent respiratory tract infection: isolated absence of the right pulmonary artery
Unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery (UAPA) is a rare congenital anomaly presenting with a wide spectrum of symptoms. UAPA is usually associated with cardiac anomalies. Patients with isolated UAPA may be asymptomatic or may present with recurrent pulmonary infections. In the present study...
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2014-04-01
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Unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery (UAPA) is a rare congenital anomaly presenting with a wide spectrum of symptoms. UAPA is usually associated with cardiac anomalies. Patients with isolated UAPA may be asymptomatic or may present with recurrent pulmonary infections. In the present study, we report UAPA in a four-year-old boy presenting with recurrent respiratory tract infections.
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| spelling | doaj-art-15d444b732334db2b5ecb80c8cb10d622025-08-20T03:01:11ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212014-04-01562A rare cause of recurrent respiratory tract infection: isolated absence of the right pulmonary arteryAlper Ozcan0Ibrahim YılmazServet KahveciMehmet KöseDepartment of Pediatrics, Kayseri Training and Research Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey. Unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery (UAPA) is a rare congenital anomaly presenting with a wide spectrum of symptoms. UAPA is usually associated with cardiac anomalies. Patients with isolated UAPA may be asymptomatic or may present with recurrent pulmonary infections. In the present study, we report UAPA in a four-year-old boy presenting with recurrent respiratory tract infections. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1344 |
| spellingShingle | Alper Ozcan Ibrahim Yılmaz Servet Kahveci Mehmet Köse A rare cause of recurrent respiratory tract infection: isolated absence of the right pulmonary artery The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| title | A rare cause of recurrent respiratory tract infection: isolated absence of the right pulmonary artery |
| title_full | A rare cause of recurrent respiratory tract infection: isolated absence of the right pulmonary artery |
| title_fullStr | A rare cause of recurrent respiratory tract infection: isolated absence of the right pulmonary artery |
| title_full_unstemmed | A rare cause of recurrent respiratory tract infection: isolated absence of the right pulmonary artery |
| title_short | A rare cause of recurrent respiratory tract infection: isolated absence of the right pulmonary artery |
| title_sort | rare cause of recurrent respiratory tract infection isolated absence of the right pulmonary artery |
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