Pulmonary edema due to tetrachloroethylene.
A patient with massive exposure to tetrachloroethylene fumes presented with coma and severe pulmonary edema. Sequential blood gases, chest x-rays, and clinical findings showed dramatic improvement with conventional but aggressive management and the patient recovered completely. There was no evidence of permanent renal, hepatic, or central nervous system damage.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013750:Tetrachloroethylene / Q000506:poisoning*
D013750:Tetrachloroethylene