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CASE REPORT

Re-expansion Pulmonary Oedema in Chronic Pneumothorax

TK Jayalakshmi, Ivona Lobo, Girija Nair, Abhay Uppe, Vijayant Yadav, Sandeep Pargi

Keywords : Pulmonary oedema, Pneumothorax

Citation Information : Jayalakshmi T, Lobo I, Nair G, Uppe A, Yadav V, Pargi S. Re-expansion Pulmonary Oedema in Chronic Pneumothorax. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2010; 52 (3):165-167.

DOI: 10.5005/ijcdas-52-3-165

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 10-06-2022

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2010; The Author(s).


Abstract

A case of unilateral re-expansion pulmonary oedema in a chronic pneumothorax is presented. The patient had a longstanding left-sided pneumothorax. Intercostal drainage tube was inserted following which the patient developed severe hypotension and respiratory failure. Chest radiograph (postero-anterior view) showed partial lung expansion with unilateral pulmonary oedema. The patient responded to the standard management of pulmonary oedema and the lung was fully re-expanded.


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