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Pulmonary embolization of microcrystalline cellulose in a lung transplant recipient.

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Fields, TA; McCall, SJ; Reams, BD; Roggli, VL; Palmer, SM; Howell, DN
Published in: J Heart Lung Transplant
May 2005

Intravenous injection of drugs that contain insoluble foreign material can lead to pulmonary embolization of the material and can have devastating results, including pulmonary hypertension and death. Most cases are detected after the onset of extensive, irreversible damage, precluding potentially life-saving intervention, or are detected at autopsy. We report here a case of microcrystalline cellulose embolization in a lung transplant recipient detected at routine transbronchial biopsy, and we describe the circumstances associated with the development of this condition and its clinical outcome.

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Published In

J Heart Lung Transplant

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ISSN

1053-2498

Publication Date

May 2005

Volume

24

Issue

5

Start / End Page

624 / 627

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Lung Transplantation
  • Lung
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Excipients
  • Cystic Fibrosis
  • Cellulose
 

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Fields, T. A., McCall, S. J., Reams, B. D., Roggli, V. L., Palmer, S. M., & Howell, D. N. (2005). Pulmonary embolization of microcrystalline cellulose in a lung transplant recipient. J Heart Lung Transplant, 24(5), 624–627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2004.01.023
Fields, Timothy A., Shannon J. McCall, B Diane Reams, Victor L. Roggli, Scott M. Palmer, and David N. Howell. “Pulmonary embolization of microcrystalline cellulose in a lung transplant recipient.J Heart Lung Transplant 24, no. 5 (May 2005): 624–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2004.01.023.
Fields TA, McCall SJ, Reams BD, Roggli VL, Palmer SM, Howell DN. Pulmonary embolization of microcrystalline cellulose in a lung transplant recipient. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2005 May;24(5):624–7.
Fields, Timothy A., et al. “Pulmonary embolization of microcrystalline cellulose in a lung transplant recipient.J Heart Lung Transplant, vol. 24, no. 5, May 2005, pp. 624–27. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.healun.2004.01.023.
Fields TA, McCall SJ, Reams BD, Roggli VL, Palmer SM, Howell DN. Pulmonary embolization of microcrystalline cellulose in a lung transplant recipient. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2005 May;24(5):624–627.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Heart Lung Transplant

DOI

ISSN

1053-2498

Publication Date

May 2005

Volume

24

Issue

5

Start / End Page

624 / 627

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Lung Transplantation
  • Lung
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Excipients
  • Cystic Fibrosis
  • Cellulose