An Unusual Transudative Pleural Effusion Succeeded by Pulmonary and Brain Edema and Death
Here we report a 22-year old woman with massive and bilateral transudative effusion succeeded by pulmonary edema and brain edema and death. Investigations for systemic disorders were negative. Exacerbation of dyspnea after intravenous fluid infusion was a main problem. As effusion was refractory to...
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Main Authors: | Sayyed Gholam Reza Mortazavimoghaddam, H. R. Riasi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2012-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Pulmonology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/896409 |
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