Pulmonary edema secondary to the airway obstruction in a patient with parkinson's disease.
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.
Chung
Chih-Ming
CM
Department of Anesthesiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Li
Chi-Yuan
CY
Wong
Chih-Shung
CS
Chen
Fa-Chang
FC
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*