Acute Pulmonary Edema Caused by Inhalation of Nitrogen Dioxide.
10.4046/trd.1997.44.6.1408
- Author:
Sung Kyoung DOH
1
;
Hong Bae JEONG
;
Young Min KOH
;
Yoon Bo YOON
;
Yeon Tae CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Nitrogen dioxide;
Pulmonary edema
- MeSH:
Aged;
Anoxia;
Bronchiolitis;
Bronchiolitis Obliterans;
Cough;
Dyspnea;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Inhalation*;
Male;
Nitrogen Dioxide*;
Nitrogen*;
Oxygen;
Prednisolone;
Pulmonary Edema*
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
1997;44(6):1408-1413
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 68 year-old male was admitted with complaint of dyspnea and nonproductive cough which developed 6 hours after accidental inhalation of nitrogen dioxide. On admission, acute pulmonary edema and severe hypoxemia were found. With oxygen and bronchodilator therapy, diffuse alveolar consolitation and his dyspnea were improved from the following day. He was discharged at 8th hospital day with prednisolone 30mg daily for prevention of bronchiolitis obliteraus. During 6 weeks of follow up, there was no evidence of bronchiolitis obliterans.
