A Severe Complication of Crack Cocaine Use
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 coc...
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Main Authors: | Gokul Vidyasankar, Carolina Souza, Chi Lai, Sunita Mulpuru |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2015-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/263969 |
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