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Case Report
 

Hydrochlorotiazide-induced acute non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema
 

P.M. Gamboa1, V. Achotegui2, J. Irigoyen3, J. Pérez-Asenjo3, J. Merino4, M.L. Sanz5

1 Servicio de Alergología, Hospital de Basurto. Bilbao, Spain;
2 Servicio de Neumología, Hospital de Cruces. Bilbao, Spain;
3 Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital de Cruces. Bilbao, Spain;
4 Dpt. of Immunology, University Clinic, University of Navarra. Pamplona, Spain;
5 Department of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University Clinic, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

J Invest Allergol Clin Immunol 2005; Vol. 15(4): 299-301
 

 Abstract


A case of acute onset non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema induced by hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) is presented. Rapid recovery was obtained with supportive therapy. Leukopenia was evident during the acute phase, with rapid recovery parallel to the clinical improvement, suggesting pulmonary sequestration of granulocytes.
Immunological studies including lymphocyte stimulation test with HCT and measurement of specific IgG and IgE to HCT elicited negative results. The pathogenesis of this type of reaction remains to be elucidated.

Key words: Hydrochlorothiazide (HCT), pulmonary edema, adverse drug reaction, idiosyncratic reaction.