Foreign body aspiration pneumonia in an intravenous drug user

Foreign body aspiration pneumonia in an intravenous drug user

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Heroin use is associated with several well described respiratory complications, including noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, aspiration pneumonitis, acute FENNEL respiratory distress syndrome,pneumonia, lung abscess, septic pulmonary emboli, and atelectasis.We describe an interesting case of a young female patient, an intravenous heroin Wireless Over Ear user who presented with progressive dyspnea, hypoxia, and left lung consolidation.