Unilateral high-altitude pulmonary edema in a subject with right pulmonary artery hypoplasia.
High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is an uncommon type of non-cardiogenic, high-permeability pulmonary edema. The authors describe a case of unilateral, left-sided HAPE that occurred in a man with right pulmonary artery hypoplasia.
Fiorenzano
G
G
E. Morelli Regional Hospital, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sondalo, Italy.
Rastelli
V
V
Greco
V
V
Di Stefano
A
A
Dottorini
M
M
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