title: Foreign body aspiration pneumonia in an intravenous drug user.
abstract: Heroin use is associated with several well described respiratory complications, including noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, aspiration pneumonitis, acute respiratory distress syndrome,pneumonia, lung abscess, septic pulmonary emboli, and atelectasis. We describe an interesting case of a young female patient, an intravenous heroin user who presented with progressive dyspnea, hypoxia, and left lung consolidation.
authors.affiliation: Critical Care Research Group, John McCarthy Intensive Care Unit, The Prince Charles Hospital, Rode Road, Chermside, Brisbane, Queensland.
authors.forename: Balu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bhaskar
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Andelkovic