Sevoflurane Induced Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in a young patient

Respir Med Case Rep. 2016 Nov 5:20:14-15. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2016.11.001. eCollection 2017.

Abstract

We report a very rare case of Sevoflurane Induced Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in a previously healthy young adult in the post-operative period following general anesthesia. Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) associated with inhalation injury from halogenated gases is a unique entity in the literature that practicing clinicians should be cognizant of and considered in post-operative cases of acute respiratory distress whereby other etiologies have been excluded.

Keywords: Acute respiratory distress; Inhaled anesthetics; Pulmonary hemorrhage.

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  • Case Reports