Asthma diagnosis and treatment – 1028. A rare case of bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis with complete right lung agenesis investigated in tertiary case hospital
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Methods A 26 year-old lady presented with episodic breathlessness, chest tightness, recurrent nasal obstruction and excessive sneezing, mainly during change of season along with opacity of the right hemithorax on chest x-ray. Further detailed work-up including spirometry, high resolution CT scan of the thorax and fibreoptic bronchoscopy confirmed complete right lung agenesis in patients with bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis.
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