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    • Medical Case Report
    • Pulmonology
    • Gastroenterology

    Background:

    • Esophageal cancer treatment often involves complex surgical procedures.
    • Post-operative complications can arise, necessitating careful patient monitoring.

    Observation:

    • A 61-year-old patient developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) 5 days after esophagectomy and gastric pull-up surgery.
    • Symptoms included progressive respiratory distress, fever, leukocytosis, elevated ESR, and lung opacities, initially presumed to be pneumonia.
    • Pulmonary pathology was absent pre-operatively, and the patient had no prior lung issues.

    Findings:

    • The patient's symptoms significantly improved within 2 days of discontinuing parenteral beta-lactam antibiotics.
    • Complete resolution of all symptoms occurred within one week after initiating parenteral prednisolone.
    • These findings strongly suggest an iatrogenic cause, specifically recurrent ARDS induced by beta-lactam antibiotics.

    Implications:

    • Beta-lactam antibiotics may induce or exacerbate acute respiratory distress syndrome in susceptible patients post-surgery.
    • Clinicians should consider antibiotic-induced lung injury in differential diagnosis for post-operative respiratory complications.
    • This case underscores the importance of vigilant monitoring and prompt re-evaluation of antibiotic therapy in complex surgical cases.