Pulmonary Effects of IV Injection of Crushed Oral Tablets: "Excipient ...
When crushed oral tablets are injected IV, their filler material (excipient) can induce a potentially fatal foreign-body reaction in pulmonary arterioles, presenting as dyspnea and pulmonary hypertension with centrilobular nodules on CT. We will describe the imaging and pathologic features of "excipient lung disease." CONCLUSION.