title: Pulmonary edema secondary to the airway obstruction in a patient with parkinson's disease.
abstract: Pulmonary edema is a potentially life-threatening complication of acute airway obstruction that develops rapidly without warning in persons who are otherwise well. Respiratory abnormalities have been reported in patients with Parkinson's disease, especially obstructive airway. To our knowledge, pulmonary edema secondary to airway obstruction in patients with Parkinson's disease has not been reported previously. Here, we describe a case of Parkinson's disease complicated with pulmonary edema, and airway obstruction might be the mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Chih-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Chi-Yuan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chih-Shung
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Fa-Chang
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*