Acute pulmonary edema in Brucella myocarditis and interstitial pneumonitis

A S Jubber; D R Gunawardana; A R Lulu

doi:10.1378/chest.97.4.1008

Acute pulmonary edema in Brucella myocarditis and interstitial pneumonitis

Chest. 1990 Apr;97(4):1008-9. doi: 10.1378/chest.97.4.1008.

Authors

A S Jubber¹, D R Gunawardana, A R Lulu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Jahra Hospital, Kuwait.

PMID: 2323233
DOI: 10.1378/chest.97.4.1008

Abstract

A case of Brucella pneumonitis and myocarditis complicated by acute pulmonary edema is presented. The clinical, laboratory and roentgenographic findings are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Brucellosis / complications*
Brucellosis / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Lung / diagnostic imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Myocarditis / complications*
Myocarditis / etiology
Pulmonary Edema / complications*
Pulmonary Edema / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Fibrosis / complications*
Pulmonary Fibrosis / diagnostic imaging
Radiography