Unusual cause of pulmonary emboli.
Pulmonary emboli resulted due to intravasation of iophendylate during myelography the previous day. Findings consistent with pulmonary emboli in nonambulatory patients after myelography should not always be diagnosed as thromboembolic disease from blood clots.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007462:Iodobenzenes / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007481:Iophendylate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D007462:Iodobenzenes; D007481:Iophendylate