title: Acute pulmonary oedema caused by lightning.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lutalo
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Pratt
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D005665:Furosemide