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A Case of Acute Pericarditis Following Intravenous Injection of Crushed Morphine Tablets

Ryan J. AndersonInternal Medicine Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
, M.D.,
Bryan CorbettToxicology Fellow, Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
, M.D. &
Binh T. LyProfessor of Emergency Medicine, Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, M.D.
Pages 355-358 | Received 08 Aug 2016, Accepted 07 Sep 2016, Published online: 21 Oct 2016

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