title: Cardiac unilateral pulmonary edema: is it really a rare presentation?
abstract: Unilateral pulmonary edema is a distinctly unusual clinical entity that presents interesting and confusing diagnostic challenges. It is usually described as occurring with re-expansion of a collapsed lung after rapid thoracocentesis of pleural air or pleural fluid. Unilateral pulmonary edema as an initial presenting manifestation for heart failure is uncommon and can be confused with other more common causes of alveolar or interstitial infiltrate, which can lead to a significant delay in treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. hassanw@kfshrc.edu.sa
authors.forename: Walid
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: Fayez
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: ElShaer
authors.forename: Mohamed Eid
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Fawzy
authors.forename: Sumaya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al Helaly
authors.forename: Hesham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hegazy
authors.forename: Nathem
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akhras
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography