A case of focal reexpansion pulmonary edema after conventional thoracentesis of pleural effusion

Sohn Seong Dong, Yoo Jee Hong, Choi Cheon Woong, Park Myung Jae, Kang Hong Mo

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Abstract

A 60-year old male patient admitted with complaints of dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain. The chest X-ray demonstrated right pleural effusion. We planed to do the conventional thoracentesis to evaluate the characteristics of pleural effusion and to relieve the symptom of the patient. Focal reexpansion pulmonary edema was seen on the follow-up chest X-ray. After the 5-day conservative management, the patient recovered without any complications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)297-301
Number of pages5
JournalTuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Volume56
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2004

Keywords

  • Conventional thoracentesis
  • Focal reexpansion pulmonary edema
  • Pleural effusion

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