Reexpansion pulmonary edema is a rare complication of pleural effusion drainage (liquid or gas). Its pathophysiology is not fully understood but it seems to be induced by an increase in the permeability of the alveolar-capillary membrane. The purpose of this case report is to present the clinic of reexpansion edema and also to provide practitioners with a management strategy.
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