Leaky lung syndrome refers to a form of non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
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Pathology
Pulmonary edema due to increased capillary permeability.
Radiographic features
Leaky lung syndrome is considered a mild form of a part of the spectrum of acute lung injury with ARDS at the other end of the spectrum in terms of severity 1. Features are:
- patchy peripheral infiltrates
- air bronchograms
- normal caliber of vessels
- varying degree of pneumonitis
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