Medicina Pulmonar e Respiratória

Homicidal Strangulation: Uncommon Cause of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Oedema

Abstract

Pirasath S, Selvaratnam G, Kumanan T and Suganthan N

Pulmonary oedema is a common problem seen at emergency treatment unit. Although cardiac causes of pulmonary oedema are so common, noncardiogenic causes are not rare. Sepsis with acute respiratory distress syndrome, fluid overload, expansion pulmonary oedema, hypoalbuminemia and neurogenic are the causes of pulmonary oedema. Here we present a rare homicidal case of pulmonary oedema. We considered presenting this case as many of us may not think or look for it unless we are aware of it.