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Our patients followed up with a diagnosis of neurogenic pulmonary edema
Mehmet Yusuf Sarı1, Rıza Dinçer Yıldızdaş1, Ufuk Yükselmiş1
1Division of Pediatric Intensive Care, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey.
Abstract:
Neurogenic pulmonary edema is a clinical situation which developes as a result of central nervous system injury. It is rare in the childhood. Neurogenic pulmonary edema is a clinical diagnosis. Although the pathogenesis is not elucidated well, there is increase in pulmonary interstitial and alveolar fluid. The main principle in treatment of neurogenic pulmonary edema is supportive treatment and decreasing intracranial pressure as in acute respiratory distress syndrome. In this article, clinical properties of our two patients diagnosed with neurogenic pulmonary edema developed as a result of central nervous system injury are presented.
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