Foreign body pulmonary vessel embolism and granulomatosis in intravenous drug abuse: An autopsy study

Foreign body pulmonary vessel embolism and granulomatosis in intravenous drug abuse: An autopsy study

The abuse of illicit drugs causes a myriad of systemic complications. Intravenous (IV) injection of such drugs poses various additional threats, primarily due to the use of excipient materials in them. Pulmonary artery embolism with foreign material and granulomatosis may be encountered in the lungs...

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Main Authors: Manveen Kaur, RPS Punia, Rasheeda Mohamedali, Debajyoti Chatterjee, Ranjeev Bhagat, Phiza Aggarwal, Uma Handa, Amandeep Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-12-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Subjects:
drug abuse
foreign body
granulomatosis
intravenous
pulmonary embolism
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_169_24
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