在大麻使用者中自发性肺中介
Zeeshan Ahmad1, Aveek Mukherjee2,3, Alberto Garcia4
1Internal Medicine, Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, USA.
Cureus
|October 13, 2023
概括
长期使用大麻会导致自发性肺中,这种情况会引起胸痛. 这是由于大麻消费中常见的吸入和屏住呼吸技术造成的,影响年轻成年人.
科学领域:
- 肺部病理学 肺部病理学
- 紧急医疗 紧急医疗
- 毒理学 毒理学 毒理学
背景情况:
- 自发性肺中 (spontaneous pneumomediastinum) 是一种罕见的疾病,其特点是中中存在空气.
- 吸食大麻已被事地与肺中枢性肺炎联系起来,可能是由于消费期间呼吸机制的改变.
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