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Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci
; 52(3): 165-7, 2010.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20949737
RESUMO
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.