Citation

Jagmeet PS, D'Silva S, Lokhandwala YY, Dalvi BV. Thorac Cardiovasc. Surg. 1992; 40(4): 231-233.

Affiliation

Department of Cardiology, KEM Hospital, Parel, Bombay, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1412402

Abstract

Symptoms of a heart murmur in a 48-year-old male schizophrenic patient with self-injurious behaviour were investigated. Immediately noticeable were multiple scars on his hands. Clinical evidence of subcutaneous needles and aortic regurgitation was found. Echocardiography revealed a linear metallic foreign body across the interventricular septum. He underwent surgery and via a right atriotomy, a needle from the same location was removed.

Language: en