Cannabis Smoking-induced Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage.

Ali Alqahtani1, Zaid Ammari1, Ahmad Ramahi1

  • 1Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, USA.

Cureus
|September 13, 2019
PubMed
Summary

Cannabis smoking can lead to rare but severe lung injury, specifically diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH). This condition involves bleeding into the lungs, posing a life-threatening risk to young adults and adolescents.

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