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A patient with gross pulmonary oedema secondary to inhalation of paint fumes is described. Treatment with mechanical ventilation and positive end expiratory pressure was required.
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Cane, R.D., Buchanan, N. & Miller, M. Pulmonary oedema associated with hydrocarbon inhalation. Intensive Care Med 3, 31–33 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01683186
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