We encountered a patient with pre-eclampsia who developed pulmonary edema whilst receiving an infusion of sulprostone. Recent evidence suggests that pulmonary hypertension following the administration of prostaglandins may result from stimulation of an EP3 or thromboxane receptor in the pulmonary artery. This has implications for therapeutic use of prostaglandins.
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