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Acute pulmonary oedema in a patient with phaeochromocytoma

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A young patient with a phaeochromocytoma who presented as an acute non cardiogenic pulmonary oedema is described. Phaeochromocytoma should be considered as a possible cause of the “adult respiratory distress syndrome”.

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  1. Intensive Care Unit, Departments of Internal Medicine and Surgery, St. Peter's Hospital, University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

    R. Naeije, J. C. Yernault, M. Goldstein & A. Corhil

  2. Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Saint-Pierre, Rue Haute, 322, B-1000, Brussels, Belgium

    R. Naeije

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Naeije, R., Yernault, J.C., Goldstein, M. et al. Acute pulmonary oedema in a patient with phaeochromocytoma. Intensive Care Med 4, 165–167 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01700260

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