Re-expansion pulmonary edema after chest tube drainage of malignant pleural effusion.

A 62-year-old man presented with a 3-day history of dyspnea. Chest X-ray revealed a pleural effusion. We performed chest tube drainage, and then the patient experienced re-expansion pulmonary edema. His respiratory distress improved after the treatment of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and intravenous methylprednisolone.