Late presentation of pulmonary aplasia in an elderly male: a case report

Abstract Pulmonary aplasia is a rare developmental anomaly of the lungs. It is usually identified early in childhood due to repeated respiratory symptoms, but very rarely, some patients may present late in adulthood, especially when not associated with other congenital anomalies. In an adult patient presenting with a radiopaque hemithorax, pulmonary agenesis should be explored as a possibility with other common pathologies. We report an elderly male who presented to us with cor-pulmonale and was subsequently diagnosed with left pulmonary aplasia.