Delayed resolution of pulmonary oedema after cocaine/heroin abuse

P G Raijmakers; A B Groeneveld; M C de Groot; G J Teule; L G Thijs

Delayed resolution of pulmonary oedema after cocaine/heroin abuse

P G Raijmakers, A B Groeneveld, M C de Groot, G J Teule, L G Thijs

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Abstract

Pulmonary oedema lasting six days occurred in a 68 year old man after sniffing cocaine. He also had evidence of parenteral self-administration of heroin. Pulmonary microvascular filtration pressure and permeability were normal. Delayed resolution of the pulmonary oedema may have been caused by a cocaine-induced impairment of sodium and thus fluid transport across alveolar epithelium. Recognition may be important, since lowering filtration pressure with diuretics may not hasten resolution of oedema.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1038-40
Number of pages	3
Journal	Thorax
Volume	49
Issue number	10
Publication status	Published - Oct 1994

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