A complicated case of whole-lung lavage: a case report.
| Autor: | Petrarulo S; Respiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy., Lucchin M; Respiratory and Critical Care Unit, Department of Clinical Integrated and Experimental Medicine (DIMES), IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Bologna, University Hospital Sant'Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy., Oldani S; Department of Medical Specialities, Pulmonology Unit, GB Morgagni-L. Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy., Dubini A; Department of Pathology, GB Morgagni-L. Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy., Piciucchi S; Department of Radiology, GB Morgagni-L. Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy., Gori A; Section of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Surgery, GB Morgagni-L. Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy., Aiello L; Section of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Surgery, GB Morgagni-L. Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy., Maitan S; Section of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Surgery, GB Morgagni-L. Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy., Spagnolo P; Respiratory Disease Unit, Department of Cardiac Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy., Ravaglia C; Department of Medical Specialities, Pulmonology Unit, GB Morgagni-L. Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy., Poletti V; Department of Medical Specialities, Pulmonology Unit, GB Morgagni-L. Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy.; Department of Respiratory Diseases and Allergy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna/Forlì Campus, Forlì, Italy. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in medicine [Front Med (Lausanne)] 2023 Jul 19; Vol. 10, pp. 1225167. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 19 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fmed.2023.1225167 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: We report a life-threatening case of severe respiratory failure due to a pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) secondary to lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI), complicated by a pre-existing right pneumothorax, which we treated using a rescue whole-lung lavage (WLL). To date, in the literature, there are no cases of WLL performed in this condition. Clinical Condition: Patient was referred to our center because of rapidly worsening dyspnea and deterioration of gas exchange, caused by a secondary form of PAP which required an immediate therapeutic option such as the one offered by WLL. On physical examination, bilateral crackles were present, and peripheral blood oxygen saturation was 78% on oxygen with a FiO Interventions: After stabilizing the clinical conditions with oxygen therapy erogated through a high-flow nasal cannula, shortly after admission, we performed a rescue WLL among two procedures. The procedure was very effective, and the patient was later discharged without oxygen therapy and in good clinical condition. Conclusion: Our case report represents a chance to help fill the gap of knowledge relative to secondary forms of PAP. The patient we presented suffers from a very rare genetic condition (LPI) that only has a few reported cases in the literature and has a very low prevalence which makes it difficult to produce the affected people:newborns ratio. We believe that difficult and rare cases like this one can improve our understanding of the disease and, most importantly, of how much the only therapeutic option we had, a rescue WLL, is effective to improve gas exchange and radiological features, despite being performed in these severe respiratory conditions. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2023 Petrarulo, Lucchin, Oldani, Dubini, Piciucchi, Gori, Aiello, Maitan, Spagnolo, Ravaglia and Poletti.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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