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Report of a Case, with a Review of All Previously Reported Cases

A. OYAMADA, M.D.; B. M. GASUL, M.D.; P. H. HOLINGER, M.D.

AMA Am J Dis Child. 1953;85(2):182-201.

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WE ARE reporting an additional case of an agenesis of the lung. A critical and complete review of all previously reported cases is presented to serve as a useful reference concerning this rare anomaly.

REPORT OF CASE

A 2-day old baby girl was seen by one of us (B. M. G.) because of a slight cyanosis and the possibility of a dextrocardia. The baby was born at Mount Sinai Hospital after an apparently normal course of labor, weighing 5 lb. 11 oz. (2,595 gm.). The mother, tertigravida and tertipara, with two normal living children, was in good health throughout pregnancy and at the time of the birth of the infant. The infant was cyanotic at birth and did not breathe for several minutes until aspiration was done with a tracheal catheter and oxygen was supplied. Physical examination revealed what appeared to be a normally developed, though somewhat cyanotic, infant. Dullness . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations

From the Department of Pathology and Pediatric Cardiology of the Mount Sinai Hospital, and Chicago Medical School (Dr. Oyamada and Dr. Gasul); University of Illinois College of Medicine (Dr. Holinger).

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