title: Self-inflicted intramyocardial injury with a sewing needle: a rare cause of pneumothorax.
abstract: 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.affiliation: Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Jamilla
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Casey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009339:Needles / Q000009:adverse effects; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed