SEPTIC PULMONARY EMBOLI - A RARE CAUSE OF BILATERAL PNEUMOTHORAX IN DRUG-ABUSERS

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AGUADO, JM [1 ]
ARJONA, R [1 ]
UGARTE, P [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CANTABRIA,MARQUES VALDECILLA NATL HOSP,INTENS CARE UNIT,SANTANDER,SPAIN
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10.1378/chest.98.5.1302
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
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An intravenous drug abuser presented with bilateral pneumothorax. This is a previously unreported (to our knowledge) complication of septic pulmonary emboli secondary to right-sided endocarditis. This possibility must be considered in the differential diagnosis of pneumothorax in drug addicts.
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页码:1302 / 1304
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