Open AccessRe‐expansion pulmonary edema after chest tube drainage of malignant pleural effusion
Author(s) -
Inada Sachiho,
Sugimoto Hiroshi,
Nakata Kyosuke
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6088
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary edema , pleural effusion , malignant pleural effusion , edema , chest tube , radiology , effusion , drainage , lung , surgery , pneumothorax , ecology , biology
A 62‐year‐old man presented with a 3‐day history of dyspnea. Chest X‐ray revealed a pleural effusion. We performed chest tube drainage, and then the patient experienced re‐expansion pulmonary edema. His respiratory distress improved after the treatment of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation and intravenous methylprednisolone.