Pulmonary Edema: Consider an Unusual Suspect

Eyebrow Lesion: An Unusual Suspect

Figure 1. Hematoxylin and eosin stain demonstrates a well-circumscribed dermal nodule (arrow) composed of mixed solid cellular proliferation including microcysts, ducts, and areas of myxoid stroma.

An unusual cause of long-term interstitial pulmonary edema.

A 56-year-old woman was referred for investigation of hibasal interstitial infiltrates on chest x-ray film. The patient gave a six-month history o)f increasing dyspnea on exertion and palpitations. Vital signs included a regular heart rate of 90 beats/mm; blood pressure, 100/70 mm Hg; and respiratory rate, 15/mimi. Cardiovascular exanuination was normal apart from sonic accentuation of the firs...

Acute Pulmonary Edema Associated With Propofol: An Unusual Complication

Propofol is frequently used in the emergency department to provide procedural sedation for patients undergoing various procedures and is considered to be safe when administered by trained personnel. Pulmonary edema after administration of propofol has rarely been reported. We report a case of a 23-year-old healthy male who developed acute cough, hemoptysis and hypoxia following administration o...

Flash pulmonary edema: an unusual presentation during orthognathic surgery.

An Unusual Suspect Causing Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure

Introduction: Antisynthetase syndrome (ASS) is characterized by the presence of anti-Jo-1 antibodies in conjunction with clinical findings of fever, polymyositis-dermatomyositis, and interstitial lung disease (ILD). Inflammatory myopathies carry a high risk of malignancy, but this association is less well outlined in ASS. We present the case of a patient with ASS who developed non-Hodgkin's lym...