A case of recurrent swimming‐induced pulmonary edema in a triathlete: the need for awareness

• Published in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports Vol. 27; no. 10; pp. 1130 - 1135
• Main Authors: Smith, R., Brooke, D., Kipps, C., Skaria, B., Subramaniam, V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Denmark Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2017
• Subjects: Athletes; Dyspnea; Edema; Female; Humans; immersion‐induced pulmonary edema; Middle Aged; Pulmonary Edema - etiology; Sports medicine; Swimming; Swimming‐induced pulmonary edema; Triathlon; Swimming-induced pulmonary edema; immersion-induced pulmonary edema; triathlon

This report discusses a rare case of a 55‐year‐old female triathlete who developed recurrent episodes of swimming‐induced pulmonary edema (SIPE). She had two hospital admissions with pulmonary edema after developing breathlessness while swimming, including a near‐drowning experience in an open water...