Localized Pulmonary Edema Secondary to Pulmonary Embolism

Aoi Omori; Toshiaki Toyota; Shigeki Arizono; Taiji Okada; Kitae Kim; Yutaka Furukawa

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102332

Localized Pulmonary Edema Secondary to Pulmonary Embolism

JACC Case Rep. 2024 Apr 18;29(11):102332. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102332. eCollection 2024 Jun 5.

Authors

Aoi Omori¹, Toshiaki Toyota¹, Shigeki Arizono², Taiji Okada¹, Kitae Kim¹, Yutaka Furukawa¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
² Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan.

Abstract

A 47-year-old man had localized pulmonary edema (LPE) and a massive pulmonary embolism. The cause of LPE was believed to be a high blood supply to the spared pulmonary artery territories without a thrombus. The patient was successfully treated with unfractionated heparin and thrombolytic agents.

Keywords: pulmonary edema; pulmonary embolism.

Publication types

Case Reports