Pandya Garvi J, Mukhopadhyay Amartya, Ping Chua Ai, Lim Tow Keang
Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, National University Health System, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Main Building, Singapore 119074.
J Assoc Physicians India. 2012 Sep;60:60-2.
Pulmonary edema is usually bilateral, but unilateral lobar pulmonary edema can also be encountered in clinical practice.
We describe a case of unilateral lobar pulmonary edema in a patient without known cardiac history. It was first presentation of underlying cardiac disease in our patient and was difficult to differentiate from pneumonia.
Unilateral pulmonary edema can mimic as pneumonia. Clinician should be aware of differential diagnosis of pulmonary edema, otherwise it can lead to unnecessary investigation and delay in starting definitive treatment.
肺水肿通常是双侧的，但在临床实践中也会遇到单侧肺叶性肺水肿。
我们描述了一例无已知心脏病史患者的单侧肺叶性肺水肿病例。这是我们患者潜在心脏病的首次表现，且难以与肺炎相鉴别。
单侧肺水肿可能类似肺炎。临床医生应意识到肺水肿的鉴别诊断，否则可能导致不必要的检查并延误开始确定性治疗。
