Intravascular Talcosis due to Intravenous Drug Use Is an Underrecognized Cause of Pulmonary Hypertension
Figure 3
The foreign material deposits of intravascular talcosis have varying morphologies. Some cases showed more plate-like polarizable material (a) while other cases showed more needle-like morphology (b). Asteroid bodies are a common finding in intravascular talcosis (c).
