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VOLUME 15 , ISSUE 4 ( October, 2011 ) > List of Articles

CASE REPORT

Anti-thymocyte globulin induced non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema during renal transplantation

Veena R. Shah, Guruprasad P. Bhosale, Beena K. Parikh

Keywords : Anti-human thymocyte immunoglobulin, non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema, renal transplantation

Citation Information : Shah VR, Bhosale GP, Parikh BK. Anti-thymocyte globulin induced non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema during renal transplantation. Indian J Crit Care Med 2011; 15 (4):230-232.

DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.92076

License: CC BY-ND 3.0

Published Online: 01-12-2018

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2011; The Author(s).


Abstract

Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema (NCPE) is a clinical syndrome characterized by simultaneous presence of severe hypoxemia, bilateral alveolar infiltrates on chest radiograph, without evidence of left atrial hypertension/congestive heart failure/fluid overload. The diagnosis of drugrelated NCPE relies upon documented exclusion of other causes of NCPE like gastric aspiration, sepsis, trauma, negative pressure pulmonary edema. We describe a 28year-old, 50 kg male with ASA risk III posted for laparoscopic renal transplantation, who developed NCPE after 4 hours of administration of rabbit anti-human thymocyte immunoglobulin (ATG). He was successfully treated with mechanical ventilatory support and adjuvant therapy. This report emphasizes that this fatal complication may occur with use of ATG.

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