TY - JOUR PY - 1991// TI - Myocardial injury following the intentional inhalation of typewriter correction fluid JO - Military medicine A1 - Wodka, R. M. A1 - Jeong, E. W. SP - 204 EP - 205 VL - 156 IS - 4 N2 - The first known case of myocardial injury, as documented by evolutionary electrocardiographic changes and echocardiographic septal wall motion abnormality associated with the voluntary inhalation of typewriter correction fluid, is reported. Typewriter correction fluid, which contains a combination of chlorinated hydrocarbons, is rapidly becoming a substance of abuse. Therefore, primary care practitioners should be alerted to specific organ system damages that may arise from the voluntary inhalation of this substance.

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