A Case of Focal Reexpansion Pulmonary Edema after Chest Tube Insertion.
- Author:
Hye Kyoung CHUNG
1
;
Won Ho JANG
;
Yang Ki KIM
;
Young Mok LEE
;
Jung Hwa HWANG
;
Ki Up KIM
;
Soo Taek UH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Reexpansion pulmonary edema; Pneumothorax; Chest tube insertion
- MeSH: Chest Pain; Chest Tubes; Dyspnea; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pneumothorax; Porphyrins; Pulmonary Edema; Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult; Thorax
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2009;67(1):59-62
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Reexpansion pulmonary edema is not a common phenomenon after chest tube insertion but some reports from 0% to 14%. There are various resulting complications, including acute respiratory distress syndrome. We report a case of focal reexpansion pulmonary edema after chest tube insertion. A 49-year-old male came to the hospital due to ongoing dyspnea and left chest pain for 3 days. On chest X-ray, the patient had a left pneumothrax. We planned to insert a chest tube for symptom relief. To determine whether or not the chest had expanded as a result of the chest tube insertion, the patient underwent repeated chest X-rays the following day. The patient experienced brief respiratory symptoms upon initial suction; a chest PA showed patchy consolidated infiltration at the inserted site. After 5 days of conservative management, the recovered completely.
