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["Crack lung" - atypical bilateral pneumonia].

Pia Maria Plank1, Christopher Alexander Hinze2, René Abu Isneineh3

  • 1Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Deutschland. Plank.Pia@mh-hannover.de.

Innere Medizin (Heidelberg, Germany)
|February 17, 2024
PubMed
Summary

Inhaling crack and freebase cocaine can cause alveolar hemorrhage and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). A detailed medical history is crucial for diagnosis, especially when ruling out infections.

Keywords:
Atypical pneumoniaDrug abusePneumoniaPulmonary hemorrhageRespiratory insufficiency

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