Renal tumor leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome

Received: November 28, 2013
Accepted: February 22, 2014
Ref: Dua R, Vijjan V, Sindhwani G, Rawat J. Renal tumor leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome – a rare occurrence. Internet J Med Update. 2014 Jul;9(2):25-27.

Renal tumor leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome – a rare occurrence

Ruchi Dua*, Vivek Vijjan**, Girish Sindhwani*** and Jagdish Rawat**

*Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
**Synergy Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
***Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

(Corresponding Author: Dr. Ruchi Dua, Assistant professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India; Phone: +919639209250; Email: vivekvijjan@yahoo.com)

ABSTRACT

Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) generally develops in the setting of sepsis, aspiration, shock or some other identifiable cause. Pulmonary involvement with neoplastic disease is an unusual but recognized cause of ARDS and has been rarely reported. Here we report a case of ARDS due to renal tumor most probably renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

KEY WORDS: ARDS; Renal tumor; Adult respiratory distress syndrome

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