Pulmonary edema due to acute upper airway obstruction from aspirated foreign body.
A case of pulmonary edema following upper airway obstruction is presented along with a review of the literature. The causes of this entity are not well known, and opinions vary as to the mechanism of formation of this form of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema.
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005502:Food; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography