| Infectious |
| Bacterial endocarditis |
| Tetanus |
| Hepatitis |
| Tuberculosis |
| HIV infection |
| Mycotic aneurysms |
| Skin abscesses |
| Wound botulism |
| Cellulitis |
| Septic arthritis |
| Osteomyelitis |
| Renal |
| Nephropathy (heroin, morphine, pentazocine) |
| Myoglobinuric renal failure |
| Gastrointestinal |
| Intestinal pseudo-obstruction (due to fecal impaction) |
|
| Cardiovascular |
| Bacterial endocarditis |
| Venous thrombosis |
| Talc and cornstarch emboli (lungs, liver, kidney, retina) |
| Respiratory |
| Septic pulmonary emboli |
| Aspiration pneumonia |
| Tuberculosis |
| Pneumothorax |
| Neurologic |
| Pseudoaneurysm |
| Parkinsonian effects (MPTP) |
| Transverse myelitis |
| Musculoskeletal |
| Septic arthritis |
| Polymyositis |
| Fibrous myopathy |
| Osteomyelitis |
| Compartment syndrome |
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