This report is the first description of IV peppermint oil injection. The patient rapidly developed severe fluid overload of the lung and subsequent lung injury that required intubation, mechanical ventilation, and intensive care therapy for 13 days. The pulmonary edema was presumably caused by direct toxicity and an increase in pulmonary vascular permeability.
The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by inflammation evoked pulmonary edema, hyaline membranes, diffuse endothelial and epithelial injury, and fibrosis. For survival to occur lung repair is required. This review explores recent advances in the field of fibroproliferation with emphasis on cellular and soluble factors, mechanisms involved in lung repair, and genetic factors which influence severity and survival in ARDS.
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