Bilateral re-expansion pulmonary edema in a child: a reminder.
Re-expansion pulmonary edema (RPE) is an uncommon complication of sudden reinflation of a lung collapsed by pneumothorax or pleural effusion. We present a case of bilateral pulmonary edema following unilateral drainage of a pleural effusion in a young child with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Ozlu
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Department of Anaesthesia, Social Security Ankara Children's Hospital, Turkey. ozlu@ato.org.tr
Kiliç
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Cengizlier
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000628:therapy; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy