Acute pulmonary oedema caused by lightning.
A case of a 35-year-old housewife who developed acute pulmonary oedema due to the blast effect of lightning is reported. The literature is reviewed and the general effects of lightning are discussed.
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D000328:Adult; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005665:Furosemide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D015168:Lightning Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D015030:Zimbabwe
D005665:Furosemide