Reversible platypnea and orthodeoxia following recovery from adult respiratory distress syndrome.
Platypnea nad orthodeoxia developed during an episode of adult respiratory distress syndrome in a previously healthy individual. An outstanding feature of the patient's illness was the development of numerous pneumatoceles secondary to necrotizing pneumonia. These abnormalities spontaneously improved with improvement of the underlying parenchymal lung disease.
D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D010313:Partial Pressure; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications; D011187:Posture; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000150:complications*
D010100:Oxygen