2010
DOI: 10.1155/2010/259195
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Unilateral Re‐Expansion Pulmonary Edema following Treatment of Pneumothorax with Exceptionally Massive Sputum Production, followed by Circulatory Collapse

Abstract: A case of a 61-year-old man who developed ipsilateral re-expansion pulmonary edema after pleural drainage for a right pneumothorax is described. The patient's chest x-ray revealed a totally collapsed right lung. After insertion of a chest drainage tube, he began to produce a moderate amount of serous, yellowish sputum. Despite continuous positive airway pressure support, his dyspnea gradually worsened and his oxygenation could not be maintained; therefore, to improve his hypoxemic state, intubation was necessa… Show more

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“…Purulent sputum is usually produced in infection, whereas in REPO large volumes of frothy clear proteinaceous sputum are often seen (fig 3). 7 This contrasts with the frothy white-pink sputum seen in cardiogenic pulmonary oedema. …”
Section: Long Answermentioning
confidence: 91%
“…Purulent sputum is usually produced in infection, whereas in REPO large volumes of frothy clear proteinaceous sputum are often seen (fig 3). 7 This contrasts with the frothy white-pink sputum seen in cardiogenic pulmonary oedema. …”
Section: Long Answermentioning
confidence: 91%
“…Esta, associada à distensão alveolar abrupta e ao aumento da pressão hidrostática por aumento do uxo sanguíneo do pulmão afectado, condiciona alterações signi cativas na barreira alvéolo-capilar que facilitam a passagem de líqui-do e proteínas para o interstício O diagnóstico assenta na sintomatologia e na presença de alterações imagiológicas compatíveis. A apresentação clíni-ca do EPR é variável podendo cursar apenas com achados imagiológicos sugestivos em doentes assintomáticos 3 até casos de insu ciência respiratória com necessidade de ventilação mecânica [8][9][10] e morte 11 . Em TC, o EPR é frequentemente traduzido por áreas em vidro despolido, consolidação e/ou espessamento septal intra e interlobular com distribuição preferencialmente periférica e em zonas dependentes 12 .…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…A apresentação clíni-ca do EPR é variável podendo cursar apenas com achados imagiológicos sugestivos em doentes assintomáticos 3 até casos de insu ciência respiratória com necessidade de ventilação mecânica [8][9][10] e morte 11 . Em TC, o EPR é frequentemente traduzido por áreas em vidro despolido, consolidação e/ou espessamento septal intra e interlobular com distribuição preferencialmente periférica e em zonas dependentes 12 .…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
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“…Re-expansion pulmonary oedema is usually ipsilateral and the risk is highest after rapid re-expansion of the lung, which has been collapsed for 3 or more days. [ 3 ] Other contributory factors are large pneumothorax, young patients (between 20 and 39 years) and the method of re-expansion. [ 3 ] Although most patients recover within 7 days, severe REPE due to sequestration of large quantities of fluid in the lung may lead to hypoxaemia, hypotension, shock, and death.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%