UNILATERAL PULMONARY-EDEMA FOLLOWING SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX

  • 1 January 1981
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 62  (2) , 102-106
Abstract
Patients (2) who developed the rare phenomenon of unilateral pulmonary edema after expansion of their spontaneous pneumothoraxes are described. The edia occurs mostly in patients who had symptoms of pneumothorax for at least 3 days. Its pathophysiology may be due to decrease in surfactant activity and changes in the alveolar-capillary basement membrane. Precautions to minimize the severity of this potentially lethal complication are streassed.

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