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12605583

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-2-27
pubmed:abstractText
Acute pulmonary oedema usually has a fatal outcome. In this clinical report, we present rare cases of pulmonary oedema that were associated with Japanese B encephalitis, lymphangitis in breast carcinoma, fat embolism due to long-bone fracture, and the rupture of cerebral mycotic aneurysms. A total of 18 patients in the four disease categories were collected in two teaching hospitals in Taipei and Hualien. Upon admission, routine and specific examinations were taken and all patients showed clear lungs by chest X-ray; however, signs of acute pulmonary oedema occurred within 7 days. After resuscitation, all patients died of acute pulmonary oedema. In patients with fat embolism, the levels of non-esterified plasma fatty acids, cGMP, 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) and nitrates/nitrites were increased during pulmonary oedema. Immunohistochemical staining revealed virus infection and neuronal death, predominantly in the medial, ventral and caudal medulla in cases of Japanese B encephalitis. The pulmonary oedema due to central sympathetic activation in Japanese B encephalitis may be related to destruction of depressor mechanisms in the medulla. The rupture of mycotic aneurysms is known to cause cerebral compression that results in acute pulmonary oedema. Blockade of lymphatics, capillaries and venules in breast carcinoma with lymphangitis causes the development of rapid lung oedema. The pathogenesis of pulmonary oedema is much more complicated in fat embolism. Mediators such as cGMP, 5-hydroxytryptamine, nitric oxide and presumably other chemical substances may also be involved.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0143-5221
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
104
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
259-64
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Acute pulmonary oedema: rare causes and possible mechanisms.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't