TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Acute pulmonary edema caused by hypoglycemia due to insulin overdose
JO  - Internal medicine
A1  - Uchida, Daigaku
A1  - Ohigashi, Sawako
A1  - Hikita, Satosi
A1  - Kitamura, Nobuya
A1  - Motoyoshi, Mitsutaka
A1  - Tatsuno, Ichiro
SP  - 1056
EP  - 1059
VL  - 43
IS  - 11
N2  - 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0918-2918
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -