Self-inflicted intramyocardial injury with a sewing needle : A rare cause of pneumothorax

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-infl...

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Published inChest Vol. 113; no. 2; pp. 531 - 534
Main Authors JAMILLA, F. P, CASEY, L. C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Northbrook, IL American College of Chest Physicians 01.02.1998
Subjects
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Foreign Bodies - complications
Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging
Heart - diagnostic imaging
Heart Injuries - etiology
Heart Ventricles - injuries
Humans
Injuries of the thorax. Foreign bodies. Diseases due to physical agents
Male
Medical sciences
Needles - adverse effects
Pleural Effusion - diagnostic imaging
Pleural Effusion - etiology
Pneumothorax - diagnostic imaging
Pneumothorax - etiology
Self-Injurious Behavior - complications
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Heart
Human
Self injury
Pneumothorax
Respiratory disease
Bibliographic survey
Cardiovascular disease
Thorax
Suicide
Trauma
Case study
Heart disease
Needle
Pleural disease
Foreign body
Psychopathology
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0012-3692
1931-3543
DOI:10.1378/chest.113.2.531