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Case Reports
. 1994 Jul;9(2):125-7.
doi: 10.3904/kjim.1994.9.2.125.

A case of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema by ethanolamine oleate

J Y Lee  1 , S H Moon, S M Lee, H T Kim, S Uh, Y H Kim, C S Park
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Case Reports

A case of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema by ethanolamine oleate

J Y Lee et al. Korean J Intern Med. 1994 Jul.

Abstract

Endoscopic injection of sclerosing agents is a strategy for control of esophageal varix bleeding. Five percent solution of ethanolamine oleate(EO) has been used as sclerosing agent. It is well known that intravascular injection of oleic acid induces acute respiratory failure in animal models. However, EO-induced noncardiogenic pulmonary edema has not been reported in human. We report a case of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema developed after therapeutic trial of EO as sclerosing agent for esophageal varix.

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Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
Chest radiograph on admission shows normal findings.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
Thirty-six hours after the injection of the ethanolamine oleate, chest PA shows diffuse alveolar infiltrates on both lung fields.
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