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10499957

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-10-21
pubmed:abstractText
Injection drug users frequently present to emergency departments with fever. A careful history and physical examination with attention to anatomic localization of symptoms and signs are often necessary to unmask unusual underlying medical conditions. We report a case of a woman with recent injection drug use who presented with fever, a palpable neck mass, and Pancoast's syndrome. She had been seen recently at the ED of another hospital and discharged with oral antibiotics for presumed cellulitis. A mycotic aneurysm of the subclavian artery causing Pancoast's syndrome was later diagnosed by using computed tomography and angiography. A high index of suspicion for anatomically localized infective processes should always be maintained with febrile injection drug users.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0196-0644
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
546-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Mycotic aneurysm presenting as Pancoast's syndrome in an injection drug user.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA. jwtsao@itsa.ucsf.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports