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Case Reports
. 1986;4(5):391-6.
doi: 10.1016/0736-4679(86)90217-9.

Needle emboli to lung following intravenous drug abuse

M G Angelos, C A Sheets, P R Zych
Case Reports

Needle emboli to lung following intravenous drug abuse

M G Angelos et al. J Emerg Med. 1986.

Abstract

Presented is the case of a 36-year-old man using central venous sites for injection of street drugs. X-ray study revealed numerous retained subcutaneous needles as well as a needle that had embolized to the lung periphery. This represents, to the best of our knowledge, a previously unreported complication of central venous injection of street drugs.

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