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Self-inflicted intramyocardial injury with a sewing needle: a rare cause of pneumothorax.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9498978     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
An unusual case of a self-inflicted intracardiac injury with a sewing needle caused a pneumothorax. Fewer than ten cases of needles in the heart have been reported in the recent medical literature; none of these cases was associated with presence of a pneumothorax. The literature regarding self-inflicted injury with needles in the heart is reviewed.
Authors:
F P Jamilla; L C Casey
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Chest     Volume:  113     ISSN:  0012-3692     ISO Abbreviation:  Chest     Publication Date:  1998 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-03-10     Completed Date:  1998-03-10     Revised Date:  2005-11-16    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0231335     Medline TA:  Chest     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  531-4     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Foreign Bodies / complications*,  radiography
Heart* / radiography
Heart Injuries / etiology
Heart Ventricles / injuries
Humans
Male
Needles / adverse effects
Pleural Effusion / etiology,  radiography
Pneumothorax / etiology*,  radiography
Self-Injurious Behavior / complications*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Chest. 1998 Oct;114(4):1225   [PMID:  9792605 ]

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