Refractile foreign material deposits and alveolar hemorrhage in crack cocaine smoker

Refractile foreign material deposits and alveolar hemorrhage in crack cocaine smoker

Recreational use of alkaloid free-base cocaine, also known as crack cocaine, has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Inhalation of crack cocaine is known to cause a variety of pulmonary complications. Herein we present a case of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) and particulate foreig...

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Main Authors: Robert Sogomonian, Hassan Alkhawam, Viral Gandhi, Feras Zaiem, Emma A. Moradoghli Haftevani, Terence McGarry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Cocaine
Alveolar hemorrhage
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007115300137

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