| Hemoptysis Due to a Mycotic Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm in an Injecting Drug User. | |
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PMID: 23250844 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Infected aneurysms of the pulmonary artery are a rare consequence of injected drug use. Hemoptysis of pulmonary arterial origin is also infrequent; however, the mortality is as high as 50%. We report here a case of hemoptysis in an intravenous drug user, caused by a pulmonary artery aneurysm due to septic microemboli, originating from a groin abscess. We highlight the importance of recognizing and treating thromboembolic complications associated with deep venous thrombosis in injecting drug users. |
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Authors:
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Vasilios Papaioannou; Dimitrios Mikroulis; Ioannis Chrysafis; Stelios Fotakis; Ioannis Pneumatikos |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-12-18 |
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Title: The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon Volume: - ISSN: 1439-1902 ISO Abbreviation: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Publication Date: 2012 Dec |
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Created Date: 2012-12-19 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7903387 Medline TA: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York. |
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Intensive Care Unit, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece. |
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