A Serious Diagnosis often Missed: Salicylate Induced Pulmonary Edema (SIPE)

Lakshmi Kant Pathak^1, , Vimala Vijayaraghavan² and Chirag Chavda³

¹Department of Medicine, Sanford Medical Center University of North Dakota, USA

²Caribbean Medical University, Chicago Campus, USA

³Paris Regional Medical Center, Paris, Texas, USA

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Lakshmi Kant Pathak, Vimala Vijayaraghavan and Chirag Chavda. A Serious Diagnosis often Missed: Salicylate Induced Pulmonary Edema (SIPE). American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2015; 3(2):37-39. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-3-2-5

Abstract

Salicylate induced pulmonary edema is mostly a un recognized diagnosis as most physicians have little or no experience in treating it. Therefore there are only 140 possible case reports of SIPE in literature making it a rare entity. Failure to recognize this condition may lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Therefore the objective of this case report is to make aware of the possibility of this diagnosis in patients presenting with neurological changes, fever, and dyspnea and anion-gap metabolic acidosis. It also discusses the best current practice guidelines on treatment of this condition based on present literature. A more definitive guideline on its diagnosis and treatment needs further research and study.

Keywords

SIPE, pulmonary edema

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