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An uncommon cause of acute pulmonary edema
Santosh Nepal1, Smith Giri, Mohan Bhusal
1Santosh Nepal practices in the Department of Hospitalist Medicine at Rapid City (S.D.) Regional Hospital. Smith Giri is a resident in internal medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tenn. Mohan Bhusal is a medical intern in the Department of Internal Medicine at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. Krishmita Siwakoti is a resident in internal medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Ranjan Pathak is a resident in internal medicine at Reading Health System in West Reading, Pa. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Abstract:
Acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema secondary to catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy is a very uncommon and fatal initial presentation of pheochromocytoma. However, with early clinical suspicion and aggressive management, the condition is reversible. This case report describes a patient who presented with hypertension, dyspnea, and cough with bloody streaks, and who recovered within 48 hours after appropriate treatment.
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