Acute pulmonary oedema complicating laryngospasm.
Pulmonary oedema is an uncommon but important complication of laryngeal spasm which in turn occurs more commonly in ENT practice than in most other surgical specialties. A case is reported and the literature reviewed, with particular reference to the proposed pathophysiological mechanism of this phenomenon.
Ingrams
D
D
Royal Ear Hospital, London, UK.
Burton
M
M
Goodwin
A
A
Graham
J
J
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007826:Laryngismus / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography