TY - JOUR
T1 - An unusual case of unilateral pulmonary edema in patients with chronic kidney disease
AU - Gowrinath, Karanam
AU - Attur, Ravindra Prabhu
AU - Baig, Waqas Wahid
AU - Magazine, Rahul
AU - Srikanth, Gundlapalli
AU - Rajagopal, K. V.
PY - 2009/4/27
Y1 - 2009/4/27
N2 - Unilateral pulmonary edema is an unusual manifestation of pulmonary edema. We report unilateral pulmonary edema in a 24-year-old man with chronic kidney disease and hypertension. He had presented with severe cough and breathlessness of short duration. Remission of pulmonary signs and symptoms along with clearance of radiologic opacities within 72 h of diuretic therapy and hemodialysis were suggestive of pulmonary edema. The exact cause of unilateral occurrence of pulmonary edema in our case could not be determined as there was no pre-existing pulmonary parenchymal or vascular abnormality.
AB - Unilateral pulmonary edema is an unusual manifestation of pulmonary edema. We report unilateral pulmonary edema in a 24-year-old man with chronic kidney disease and hypertension. He had presented with severe cough and breathlessness of short duration. Remission of pulmonary signs and symptoms along with clearance of radiologic opacities within 72 h of diuretic therapy and hemodialysis were suggestive of pulmonary edema. The exact cause of unilateral occurrence of pulmonary edema in our case could not be determined as there was no pre-existing pulmonary parenchymal or vascular abnormality.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.rmedc.2008.12.005
DO - 10.1016/j.rmedc.2008.12.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:67349169205
SN - 2213-0071
VL - 2
SP - 130
EP - 133
JO - Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
JF - Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
IS - 3
ER -