Late unilateral pulmonary edema in single lung transplant recipients

Olufemi Akindipe; Sebastian Fernandez-Bussy; Edward D Staples; Maher Baz

doi:10.1016/j.healun.2008.05.026

Late unilateral pulmonary edema in single lung transplant recipients

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2008 Sep;27(9):1055-8. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.05.026. Epub 2008 Jul 21.

Authors

Olufemi Akindipe¹, Sebastian Fernandez-Bussy, Edward D Staples, Maher Baz

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Lung Transplant Program, University of Florida Health Sciences Center, Gainesville, Florida 32610-0395, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 18765203
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.05.026

Abstract

In this study we describe 3 single lung transplant recipients who developed unilateral pulmonary edema in the setting of cardiac and renal dysfunction. All 3 patients responded to diuresis with clinical and radiographic improvement. Unilateral cardiogenic pulmonary edema should be considered in the differential diagnosis of dyspnea and unilateral radiographic infiltrates in single lung transplant recipients.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
Coronary Artery Disease / complications
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Artery Disease / surgery
Echocardiography, Doppler
Female
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
Lung Transplantation / immunology
Lung Transplantation / pathology*
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis*
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications / pathology
Pulmonary Edema / diagnosis*
Pulmonary Edema / pathology
Radiography, Thoracic
Sirolimus / therapeutic use
Tacrolimus / therapeutic use
Treatment Outcome
Tuberous Sclerosis / diagnostic imaging
Tuberous Sclerosis / pathology
Tuberous Sclerosis / surgery

Substances

Immunosuppressive Agents
Sirolimus
Tacrolimus