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Abused drugs/substances (illicit-, street-) - oral, i.v. or inhaled

Acute pulmonary hypertension

De novo or superipmosed on a background of preexisting PAH. Range from mild to catastrophic and fatal. May result from acute pulmonary vasoconstriction, extensive microembolism, or rebound vasoconstriction upon brisk withdrawal of pulmonary vasodilator therapy. See also under acute pulmonary vasoconstriction VIL

Publications

Klochan SA, Taleb M, Hoover MJ, Mauro VF, Anandan V, Willey J, Cooper CJ

Illicit narcotic injection masquerading as acute pulmonary embolism.

Vascular medicine (London, England) 2013 Apr;18;92-4 — 2013 Apr — 92-4

Sundararaghavan S, Suarez WA

Oral benadryl and central venous catheter abuse-a potentially "lethal combination".

Pediatric emergency care 2004 Sep;20;604-6 — 2004 Sep — 604-6