A hitherto unreported pulmonary complication in an IV heroin user.
Chest
; 133(2): 549-51, 2008 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-18252922
ABSTRACT
IV heroin use is associated with several well-described complications, including noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, aspiration pneumonitis, ARDS, pneumonia, lung abscess, septic pulmonary emboli, and atelectasis. Foreign-body granulomatosis may develop when drug users inject solutions containing crushed oral tablets in which talc is used as filler and can be complicated by pulmonary fibrosis. The effects are distinct from pulmonary edema, which may occur acutely with heroin injection. We describe the case of a young female patient who was an IV heroin user who also smoked cigarettes, and presented with progressive dyspnea, hypoxia, and bilateral lung infiltrates. The final pathologic diagnosis in this case was one that had not been previously reported in IV heroin users.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Abuso de Substâncias por Via Intravenosa
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Pneumonia em Organização Criptogênica
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Dependência de Heroína
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2008
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Article