Acute Pulmonary Edema Caused by Inhalation of Nitrogen Dioxide.

Doh, Sung Kyoung; Jeong, Hong Bae; Koh, Young Min; Yoon, Yoon Bo; Chung, Yeon Tae

doi:1997.44.6.1408

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 44(6); 1997 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1997;44(6):1408-1413.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1997.44.6.1408 Published online December 1, 1997.

Acute Pulmonary Edema Caused by Inhalation of Nitrogen Dioxide.

Sung Kyoung Doh, Hong Bae Jeong, Young Min Koh, Yoon Bo Yoon, Yeon Tae Chung

Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Korea.

Abstract

A 68 year-old male was admitted with complaint of dyspnea and nonproductive cough which developed 6 hours after accidental inhalation of nitrogen dioxide. On admission, acute pulmonary edema and severe hypoxemia were found. With oxygen and bronchodilator therapy, diffuse alveolar consolitation and his dyspnea were improved from the following day. He was discharged at 8th hospital day with prednisolone 30mg daily for prevention of bronchiolitis obliteraus. During 6 weeks of follow up, there was no evidence of bronchiolitis obliterans.

Key Words: Nitrogen dioxide, Pulmonary edema