[Pulmonary embolism with overflow pulmonary edema].
We report the case of a patient with a febrile acute respiratory failure associated with alveolar opacities localized in the left upper lobe on chest-X-ray. Diagnosis was related to pulmonary embolism with overflow pulmonary edema. Complete recovery was obtained after mechanical ventilation, anticoagulation and a short course of intra venous dobutamine.
Thomas
F
F
Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, Hôpital des Diaconesses, 18, rue du Sergent-Bauchat, 75012 Paris. fthomas@hopital-dcss.org
Clavier
H
H
Mebtouche
B
B
Kalfon
P
P
D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005334:Fever; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*
D000925:Anticoagulants