Transient Pulmonary Edema Following Adrenal Infarction in a Patient with Primary Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome

We report a patient with primary anti-phospholipid syndrome (APS) who developed pulmonary edema following sudden-onset pain in the left, lower back of the chest. Radiological examinations demonstrated fresh infarction of the left adrenal gland but no obvious thrombi in pulmonary arteries. The patien...

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Published in:Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports 2012-01, Vol.2012 (2012), p.163-168
Main Authors: Ozawa, K., Tazawa, K., Kishida, D., Fukushima, K., Matsuda, M., Ikeda, S.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Blood clot
Case Report
Phospholipids
Pulmonary edema
Thrombosis
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Summary:We report a patient with primary anti-phospholipid syndrome (APS) who developed pulmonary edema following sudden-onset pain in the left, lower back of the chest. Radiological examinations demonstrated fresh infarction of the left adrenal gland but no obvious thrombi in pulmonary arteries. The patient quickly recovered from pulmonary edema with anti-coagulation therapy alone. Primary APS may have caused adrenal infarction in the patient, leading to transient pulmonary edema via microthrombosis and/or excessive release of catecholamine.
ISSN:1179-5476
1179-5476
DOI:10.4137/CCRep.S10808