A Rare Case of Septic Pulmonary Embolism Associate with IV Substance Use Disorder

dc.contributor.authorBeydilli, İnan
dc.contributor.authorÇavdar, Aysun Bozok
dc.contributor.authorBaltacıoğlu, Muhammed
dc.contributor.authorYılmaz, Aykut
dc.contributor.authorYılmaz, Fevzi
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-24T19:19:17Z
dc.date.available2024-12-24T19:19:17Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentSiirt Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractAim: People who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk for acute and chronic pulmonary complications. These sequelae may be due to pharmacodynamic properties of the drugs, effects of intravenous (IV) contaminants, or complications of the IV route of administration.Case Report: A 35-year-old male patient admitted to Emergency Department (ED) with complaints of fever, chest pain and dyspnea. Thoracic computed tomography (CT) revealed thick-walled multiple cavitary lung lesions in the parenchyma of both lungs, with the largest measuring 5 cm being located in the superior part of the right lower lobe. Based on his medical history, it was learned that the patient was admitted to the hospital about 5 months ago due to bleeding after the right femoral injection, followed by an infected hematoma and thrombosis, and a necrotic wound on the anterior surface of the right tibia. With these clinical and radiological findings, the diagnosis of septic pulmonary embolism (PE) was made.Conclusion: Although septic PE is a rare clinical condition, it should be considered especially in PWID patients and cases with bilateral nodules and cavitary lesions on CT, since it is a disease with high mortality and morbidity.
dc.identifier.endpage26
dc.identifier.issn2651-4311
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.startpage23
dc.identifier.trdizinid440152
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/440152
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12604/5617
dc.identifier.volume4
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofAnatolian Journal of Emergency Medicine
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241222
dc.subjectComputed Tomography
dc.subjectIV substance use
dc.titleA Rare Case of Septic Pulmonary Embolism Associate with IV Substance Use Disorder
dc.typeArticle

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