Re-expansion pulmonary oedema in chronic pneumothorax.
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2010-07
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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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Pulmonary oedema, Pneumothorax
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Jayalakshmi T K, Lobo Ivona, Nair Girija, Uppe Abhay, Yadav Vijayant, Pargi Sandeep. Re-expansion pulmonary oedema in chronic pneumothorax. The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences, 2010 Jul; 52(3): 165-167.