Open AccessPulmonary Edema in the Acute Stage of Rheumatic Fever Treated with Double-Valve Replacement in a Pediatric Patient
Author(s) -
Yılmaz Yozgat,
Selçuk Uzuner,
Osman Yeşilbaş,
Mustafa Oğur,
Kahraman Yakut,
Yılmaz Yozgat,
Hafize Otçu Temur,
Yasin Ay
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of pediatric intensive care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2146-4618
pISSN - 2146-4626
DOI - 10.1055/s-0039-3399580
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary edema , acute pulmonary edema , edema , pulmonary oedema , mitral valve replacement , acute rheumatic fever , surgery , stage (stratigraphy) , cardiology , mitral valve , rheumatic fever , lung , paleontology , biology
Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (CPE) is a rare clinical condition of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) in the early stage. Generally, CPE can be convalesced by steroid and anticongestive treatment. Herein, we describe a case of a 14-year-old boy with ARF presenting with bilateral pulmonary edema secondary to acute mitral and aortic insufficiency. In this case, the pulmonary edema of ARF was successfully managed by combined surgical replacements of both valves.