Citation

Uchida D, Ohigashi S, Hikita S, Kitamura N, Motoyoshi M, Tatsuno I. Intern. Med. 2004; 43(11): 1056-1059.

Affiliation

Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kimitsu Central Hospital, Chiba.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15609702

Abstract

We report a very rare case of acute pulmonary edema caused by hypoglycemia from insulin overdose during an attempted suicide. A 16-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes was brought to our hospital because of hypoglycemic coma. She exhibited severe hypoxia; upon intubation, bloody froth poured out of the tube. Chest X-ray revealed bilateral infiltrates. Endocrinological data revealed high concentrations of catecholamines. This case indicates that pulmonary edema remains a potential complication of insulin overdose. The possible mechanisms of pulmonary edema associated with hypoglycemia are discussed.

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