Central Embolization of Needle Fragment Following Intravenous Drug Abuse

Overview

Journal Br J Addict

Specialty Psychiatry

Date 1989 Jan 1

PMID 2644995

Citations 7

Authors

H J Gyrtrup

K H Andreassen

J H Pedersen

L B Mortensen

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Abstract

A case of migration of a broken needle from the right femoral vein to the heart leading to severe pericarditis in a heroin addict is described.

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