Pulmonary foreign body granulomatosis is arare disease characterized by granuloma as aresult of exposure to mineral substances. It has been reported in intravenous drug abusers who inject powdered medications. In the present case a57-year-old female tourist with a history of cancer died in her hotel room. The autopsy revealed pulmonary fibrosis with granulomatosis containing birefringent particles (mainly talc). The cause of death was an acute right heart failure due to chronic pulmonary hypertension triggered by regular therapeutic use of painkillers after cancer occurring in previous years.
Unusual cause of afatal foreign body pulmonary granulomatosis
Tattoli, L;
2018-01-01
Abstract
Pulmonary foreign body granulomatosis is arare disease characterized by granuloma as aresult of exposure to mineral substances. It has been reported in intravenous drug abusers who inject powdered medications. In the present case a57-year-old female tourist with a history of cancer died in her hotel room. The autopsy revealed pulmonary fibrosis with granulomatosis containing birefringent particles (mainly talc). The cause of death was an acute right heart failure due to chronic pulmonary hypertension triggered by regular therapeutic use of painkillers after cancer occurring in previous years.
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