An Uncommon Cause of Shortness of Breath in a Young Puerpera

Table 1

Examples of differential diagnoses for acute postpartum dyspnea.

Differential diagnoses for acute postpartum dyspnea
Conditions associated with pulmonary edema	Conditions not associated with pulmonary edema
Cardiogenic causes	Pulmonary embolism
Peripartum cardiomyopathy	Amniotic fluid embolism
Preeclampsia-induced cardiomyopathy	Pneumonia
Underlying structural heart diseases/valvular heart diseases	Infection; sepsis
Myocardial ischemia	Aspiration of gastric content
Noncardiogenic causes
Iatrogenic fluid overload
Thyroid disease
Drug-induced pulmonary edema
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Preeclampsia-related pulmonary edema
Rheumatologic conditions (e.g., SLE, vasculitides)