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Med Crit 2007; 21 (4)

Unilateral acute lung injury after pulmonary reexpansion. Case report

Torreblanca-Marín MA, Sánchez-Pérez MA, Genovés-Gómez H

Language: Spanish
References: 12
Page: 223-226
PDF size: 89.95 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Acute lung injury is an uncommon entity usually secondary to other pathologies associated with a severe systemic inflammatory response. Some cases of acute lung injury are due to pulmonary reexpansion after treatment of pneumothorax or pleural effusion. Pulmonary re-oxygenation with free-radical oxygen release and neutrophiles lung infiltration is responsible of injury. We report the case of a 57 year-old female with unilateral acute lung injury secondary to pulmonary reexpansion after treatment of malignant pleural effusion.


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