PULMONARY-EDEMA ASSOCIATED WITH MAGNESIUM-SULFATE AND BETAMETHASONE ADMINISTRATION

This report of pulmonary edema associated with magnesium sulfate and corticosteroid administration, used to improve fetal outcome where premature delivery is imminent, should point to the possibility that some maternal risk may be involved. When using beta-mimetic amines or magnesium sulfate in association with corticosteroids (or perhaps alone) this complication must be kept in mind.