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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.
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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.
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