THE ROENTGEN FINDINGS IN ACUTE HEROIN INTOXICATION

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Abstract
The medical complications of heroin addiction are divided into two categories: those due directly to heroin (overdose syndrome); and infectious complications associated with nonsterile techniques of injection by the addict. The roentgen findings in 15 young patients are described, with particular emphasis on the pulmonary changes encountered in acute heroin intoxication. These findings consist of an alveolar pattern of pulmonary edema, varying in severity but generally showing quick clearing unless the overdose is rapidly fatal or complicated by pulmonary infection. The importance of the roentgen examination for detection of pulmonary edema in these patients is stressed. The roentgen findings in the infectious complications of heroin addiction are also briefly described and include bronchopneumonia, pulmonary abscess, septic thromboembolic phenomena, pyogenic spondylitis and tetanus.

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