Pulmonary effects of i.v. injection of crushed oral tablets: "excipient lung disease".
AJR Am J Roentgenol
; 203(5): W506-15, 2014 Nov.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25341165
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
When crushed oral tablets are injected i.v., their filler material (excipient) can induce a potentially fatal foreign-body reaction in pulmonary arterioles, presenting as dyspnea and pulmonary hypertension with centrilobular nodules on CT. We will describe the imaging and pathologic features of "excipient lung disease."CONCLUSION:
The radiologist has a critical role in recognizing and reporting excipient lung disease because the referring clinician may be unaware of the patient's i.v. drug abuse.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Substance Abuse, Intravenous
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Foreign-Body Migration
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Excipients
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Lung Injury
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Injections, Intravenous
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
AJR Am J Roentgenol
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article
Publication country:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA