Community acquired pneumonia is a well-known entity in internal medicine. It represents 1.2 cases per 1000 inhabitants every year, and up to 14 cases per 100 inhabitants in people older than 65 years old.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Drug dealers and drug users resort to body stuffing to hastily conceal illicit drugs by ingesting their drug packets. This practice represents a medical challenge because rupture of the often insecure packaging can be toxic and even lethal. In an emergency setting, official guidelines are needed to help the medical team decide on the proper treatment.
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