heroin has been researched along with Pneumothorax* in 5 studies
5 other study(ies) available for heroin and Pneumothorax
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Breathlessness in a drug user.
A 40-year-old heroin smoking man presented with acute onset severe shortness of breath. Radiological investigations revealed an unexpected loculated pneumothorax. Respiratory physicians inserted a chest drain which relieved his breathlessness. His exercise tolerance is much improved 6 months on. The side effects of smoking illicit substances are poorly understood. There is a growing trend for drug users to smoke rather than intravenously inject. It is therefore important for clinicians to be aware of the associated morbidity. The authors believe this is the first ever reported case of loculated pneumothorax associated with heroin smoking. Topics: Administration, Inhalation; Adult; Chest Tubes; Dyspnea; Heroin; Heroin Dependence; Humans; Male; Pneumothorax; Smoking; Treatment Outcome | 2015 |
A case of self-inflicted bilateral pneumothorax.
Topics: Adult; Heroin; Humans; Male; Pneumothorax; Substance Abuse, Intravenous | 2006 |
Images in clinical medicine. Pulmonary granulomas in an intravenous drug user.
Topics: Adult; Biopsy; Fatal Outcome; Female; Granuloma; Heroin; Humans; Lung; Lung Diseases; Microscopy, Electron; Pneumothorax; Radiography; Substance Abuse, Intravenous | 2000 |
Pneumothorax secondary to septic pulmonary emboli in tricuspid endocarditis.
Two cases of pneumothorax secondary to pulmonary septic infarctions occurred in the course of tricuspid endocarditis in intravenous drug misusers. This unusual complication must be considered in patients with right sided endocarditis who develop pleuritic chest pain, haemoptysis, or breathlessness. Topics: Adult; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Heroin; Humans; Male; Pneumothorax; Pulmonary Embolism; Substance Abuse, Intravenous; Tricuspid Valve | 1992 |
INFECTIONS IN PAREGORIC ADDICTS.
Topics: Abscess; Arthritis; Arthritis, Infectious; Bacteroides; Benzoates; Brain Abscess; Camphor; Cellulitis; Endocarditis; Endocarditis, Bacterial; Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial; Hepatitis; Hepatitis B virus; Heroin; Humans; Infections; Meningitis; Methicillin; Opium; Penicillin G; Pneumothorax; Sepsis; Staphylococcal Infections; Substance-Related Disorders; Toxicology | 1964 |