Unilateral cardiogenic pulmonary edema

Unilateral cardiogenic pulmonary edema associated with acute mitral regurgitation

Case Two cases of cardiogenic unilateral pulmonary edema are reported. Both patients presented to the emergency department with dyspnea, and chest radiography revealed unilateral infiltration, which mimics pulmonary disease. However, the patients were diagnosed with cardiogenic pulmonary edema, because echocardiography showed severe mitral regurgitation with an eccentric jet. Outcome The pati...

Non-Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema

Non-Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema

T he barrier between pulmonary capillaries and alveolar gas consists of a series of three anatomical layers with distinct structural characteristics. The cytoplasmic projections of the capillary endothelial cells represent the first layer of this barrier and overlap to form a continuous cytoplasmic tube. At the overlapping junctions of these cytoplasmic projections are clefts of varying sizes (...

Unilateral lobar pulmonary edema.

INTRODUCTION Pulmonary edema is usually bilateral, but unilateral lobar pulmonary edema can also be encountered in clinical practice. CLINICAL PICTURE We describe a case of unilateral lobar pulmonary edema in a patient without known cardiac history. It was first presentation of underlying cardiac disease in our patient and was difficult to differentiate from pneumonia. CONCLUSION Unilateral...

[Cardiogenic and non cardiogenic pulmonary edema: pathomechanisms and causes].

The development of pulmonary edema is divided in cardiogenic and non-cardiogenic. Cardiogenic edema pathogenically is caused by elevated hydrostatic pressure in the pulmonary capillaries due to left sided congestive heart failure. Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema is categorized depending on the underlying pathogenesis in low-alveolar pressure, elevated permeability or neurogenic edema. Some impo...