| Literature DB >> 23001088 |
Ram Avadh Singh Kushwaha1, T G Ranganath, Rajiv Garg, Shipra Anand.
Abstract
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 fibre-optic bronchoscopy confirmed complete right lung agenesis in patients with bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis. Complete control of symptoms was achieved with formeterol 6 μg and mometasone 200 μg (via dry powder inhaler) and intranasal fluticasone 50 μg (nasal spray) 2 puffs twice daily and oral montelukast 10 mg with levocetirizine 5 mg once daily.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23001088 PMCID: PMC4542813 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-01-2012-5553
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X