Repeated lung infections. Scimitar syndrome.

A 25 year old, nonsmoking white male was admitted to the Emergency Department following suicidal aspirin poisoning. After gastric lavage and X-ray examination, he was transferred to the Pulmonology Department with suspicion of right lung partial atelectasis, probably due to aspiration of a foreign body. He had a history of repeated bronchial infections with dyspnoea, since early childhood. There was no available medical documentation from a period of hospitalization at the age of 12 yrs. On admission to the Pulmonology Department, the patient was in good general condition. He complained of cough and dyspnoea on exercise. His body temperature was 37.6° C. Physical examination revealed a narrow right hemithorax, and wheezes and rhonchi, especially in the right CASE FOR DIAGNOSIS