Introduction:
Central needle embolization in intravenous drug users is a rare event, with few cases reported in the literature (1). It is not known whether embolised needle has a predilection to a specific side or lobe. There is no consensus on how to manage these patients since the reported complications are very rare. The embolised needle may pass unnoticed because of the stigmata of abusing drugs in our community, yet, it may present later with pulmonary complications. Increasing the awareness of this rare entity could help the detection of more cases with more accurate monitoring of the long-term consequences. Foreign body pulmonary embolism was reporter in the literature (2-4); however, needle embolization is scarce.
We reported a case of needle embolization to the right lower lobe that occurred during the trial of the needle retrieval from the left cephalic vein.