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Near drowning pulmonary edema

Case contributed by Alexandra Stanislavsky
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

History withheld

Patient Data

Age: 20 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Widespread, bilateral airspace opacities in a young intubated patient.

Diffuse ground glass and confluent airspace densities on CT, with subpleural sparing.

Case Discussion

This patient is post an acute near drowning incident. The case provides the typical appearance of, and allows for a differential discussion of causes of non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema.

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