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A case of acute respiratory failure with congestive heart failure is described. Unilateral pulmonary edema with left ventricular failure was demonstrated by hemodynamic data, excluding the initial diagnosis of right-sided pneumonia. Controlateral pulmonary hyperlucency was due to a pulmonary embolism confirmed by a “cut off” on the angiographic X-ray. At autopsy total lung infarction was the confirmatory finding.
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Gervais, C., Benezet, O., Arich, C. et al. Which is the abnormal lung?. Intensive Care Med 8, 97–99 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01694875
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01694875