1. A severe complication of crack cocaine use.
- Author
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Vidyasankar G, Souza C, Lai C, and Mulpuru S
- Subjects
- Female, Humans, Lung Diseases diagnostic imaging, Middle Aged, Radiography, Crack Cocaine adverse effects, Lung Diseases etiology
- Abstract
The present report describes a 48-year-old woman with a history of recurrent 'crack' cocaine use, who developed progressive shortness of breath over a period of years. Serial imaging revealed progressive interstitial fibrosis secondary to recurrent alveolar hemorrhage and inflammation from crack cocaine. The present case serves as a reminder of the numerous sequelae of crack cocaine use, highlighting one particularly severe outcome.
- Published
- 2015
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