Gastrointestinal hemorrhage from an internal jugular abscess in an intravenous drug addict.
The usual death of a long-time heroin user is described. The significance of this case is that death occurred suddenly and unexpectedly during incarceration. In the United States, such deaths are frequently followed by lawsuits against the prison authorities. Drug abuse can cause death in many varied ways.
Ippolito
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Jamaica Hospital Family Practice Residency, Queens, New York.
Spitz
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WU
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D008297:Male; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*