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Antonio Lucas L Rodrigues1, Carlos Eduardo Lopes, Mariana Tresoldi das N Romaneli, Andrea de Melo A Fraga, Ricardo Mendes Pereira, Antonia Teresinha Tresoldi.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To present a case of a patient with clinical and radiological features of reexpansion pulmonary edema, a rare and potentially fatal disease. CASE DESCRIPTION An 11-year-old boy presenting fever, clinical signs and radiological features of large pleural effusion initially treated as a parapneumonic process. Due to clinical deterioration he underwent tube thoracostomy, with evacuation of 3,000 mL of fluid; he shortly presented acute respiratory insufficiency and needed mechanical ventilation. He had an atypical evolution (extubated twice with no satisfactory response). Computerized tomography findings matched those of reexpansion edema. He recovered satisfactorily after intensive care, and pleural tuberculosis was diagnosed afterwards. COMMENTS Despite its rareness in the pediatric population (only five case reports gathered), the knowledge of this pathology and its prevention is very important, due to high mortality rates. It is recommended, among other measures, slow evacuation of the pleural effusion, not removing more than 1,500 mL of fluid at once.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24142327 PMCID: PMC4182965 DOI: 10.1590/S0103-05822013000300021
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Paul Pediatr ISSN: 0103-0582
Figure 1(A) Chest radiograph on admission homogenous opacity on the left side up to the apex, opacification of costophrenic and cardiophrenic sinuses, with the presence of mild deviation of the contralateral mediastinum. (B) Chest computerized tomography after tube thoracostomy: axial cut, windowing for lung parenchyma evidencing bilateral lung involvement, with areas of condensation (alveolar filling), ground-glass areas and bilateral pleural involvement, with the left lung showing the most important findings
Summary of reexpansion pulmonary edema cases in the pediatric population
Figura 1(A) Radiografia de tórax na admissão: opacidade homogênea, à esquerda, até ápice, velamento de seios costofrênico e cardiofrênico, com presença de discreto desvio de mediastino contralateral. (B) Tomografia computadorizada de tórax realizada pós-drenagem torácica: corte axial, janelamento para parênquima pulmonar evidenciando acometimento pulmonar bilateral, com áreas de condensação (preenchimento alveolar), áreas de vidro fosco e acometimento pleural bilateral, com achados mais importantes em pulmão esquerdo
resumo dos casos de edema pulmonar de reexpansão na população pediátrica