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CASE REPORT
Neurogenic pulmonary oedema: a rare cause of maternal collapse
  1. Huma Farooq1,
  2. Sukrutha Veerareddy1,
  3. Eli Silber2
  1. 1Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, London, UK
  2. 2Kings College Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Huma Farooq, humabegg{at}doctors.org.uk

Summary

Acute pulmonary oedema is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in pregnant and postpartum women. We present an unusual case of near-fatal acute pulmonary oedema in a pregnant woman, which was attributed to the acute onset of neurogenic pulmonary oedema secondary to epileptic seizure activity. The patient required supportive management in the intensive care setting for a short period and subsequently made complete recovery with regular neurological follow-up arranged for the management of her epilepsy.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2016-217375

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    • Contributors HF and SV conceived the idea, and HF drafted the manuscript. SV and ES involved in overall supervision and advised on the drafting of the manuscript.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.