Pulmonary edema following administration of cytokines

Last revised by Vincent Tatco on 27 Jul 2022

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Tatco V, Pulmonary edema following administration of cytokines. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 18 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26501

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26501

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/26501

rID:

26501

Article created:

24 Dec 2013, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

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At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

27 Jul 2022, Vincent Tatco

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At the time the article was last revised Vincent Tatco had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

2 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

Synonyms:

Pulmonary edema following administration of cytokines
Pulmonary oedema related to administration of cytokines
Pulmonary edema related to administration of cytokines
Pulmonary oedema with cytokines
Pulmonary edema with cytokines

Pulmonary edema following administration of cytokines is a rare cause of non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema. It has been reported to occur with various cytokines inclusive of Interleukin 2. The mechanism in the case of interleukin 2 it is thought to be related to an increase in pulmonary capillary permeability ².