NONCARDIOGENIC PULMONARY-EDEMA ASSOCIATED WITH HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE USE - REPORT OF ONE CASE

Authors
SALDANA A JALIL J GAETE P FAJURI A CASTRO P GODOY I CORBALAN R
Citation
A. Saldana et al., NONCARDIOGENIC PULMONARY-EDEMA ASSOCIATED WITH HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE USE - REPORT OF ONE CASE, Revista Medica de Chile, 124(6), 1996, pp. 720-724
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Revista Medica de Chile → ACNP
ISSN journal
00349887
Volume
124
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
720 - 724
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-9887(1996)124:6<720:NPAWHU>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
A 54 years old female patient with a mitral valve prolapse and a rheum atoid arthritis treated with steroids was admitted with dysnea and hyp otension, that started 30 min after taking a pill containing enapril a nd hydrochlorothiazide. Hemodynamic monitoring with a Swan-Ganz cathet er showed a pulmonary capillary pressure of 5 mm Hg, a systemic vascul ar resistance of 887 (dyn sec)/cm(5) and a cardiac output of 10 l/min. The patient had a history of adverse reactions to thiazides and respo nded to volume replacement, dopamine and steroids.