Bilateral pyopneumothorax secondary to intravenous drug abuse.
An intravenous drug abuser presented with bilateral pyopneumothoraces and bacteremia which is a previously unreported complication of jugular vein self-injection. The patient sustained direct pleural trauma and resultant infection by injecting herself with contaminated needles.
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Georgetown University Surgical Division, Washington D.C.
O'Donnell
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Holt
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Pappas
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Slakey
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D000328:Adult; D004653:Empyema / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes