Open AccessPulmonary infarction from central venous air embolism mimicking round pneumonia
Author(s) -
Lung-Chun Lin,
Shih-Chi Ku
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.10.2008.1055
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiogenic shock , pulmonary embolism , pneumonia , central venous catheter , shock (circulatory) , cardiology , myocardial infarction , pulmonary infarction , respiratory failure , heart failure , dilated cardiomyopathy , infarction , radiology , surgery , catheter
A 49-year-old man with an 11 year history of dilated cardiomyopathy presented with a worsening of symptoms associated with an upper respiratory tract infection. During his hospitalisation, a central venous catheter (CVC) was inserted and this was complicated by pulmonary infarct from an air embolism. The infarct had the appearance of a round pneumonia on radiography. The patient died one week after the CVC insertion from cardiogenic shock and multi-organ failure.