Mycotic Pulmonary Arterial Aneurysms in an Intravenous Drug User

Oesophageal pyomyositis in an intravenous drug user.

An inflammatory or infectious disease of the oesophagus occurring in tissue layers beneath but sparing the mucosa may pose a diagnostic challenge. Bacterial pyomyositis has been previously reported occurring mostly in the skeletal muscle. Pyomyositis involving the gastrointestinal tract is extremely rare, and may easily be misdiagnosed due to its nonspecific clinical features. We report a case ...

Giant mycotic pulmonary artery aneurysms in a newborn.

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Fatal haemorrhage from mycotic aneurysms of the pulmonary artery.

Mycotic thoracoabdominal aneurysms.

Dyspnea and bilateral interstitial pulmonary infiltrates in an intravenous drug user.

CASE PRESENTATION BRADLEY S. JONES, MD: A 66-year-old man, a known intravenous heroin user for 45 years, presented to Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC) in May 2001 with a painful left upper arm after falling off a crate. A fractured left humerus was diagnosed, the arm was placed in a sling, and the patient was sent home. Upon reviewing the radiograph the following day, the attending radio...