Bilateral Thumb Burns Leading to the Diagnosis of Crack Lung
| Autor: | David Gatof, Richard K. Albert |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Lung Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine medicine.medical_specialty education Poison control Thumb Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Diagnosis Differential Cocaine-Related Disorders Urine toxicology Administration Inhalation medicine Humans In patient Lung business.industry respiratory system medicine.disease Complete resolution respiratory tract diseases Surgery Pneumonia medicine.anatomical_structure Cocaine use Crack Cocaine Female Burns Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Chest. 121:289-291 |
| ISSN: | 0012-3692 |
| Popis: | Bilateral thumb burns on a young woman admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia led us to consider the diagnosis of crack lung despite the fact that the woman denied cocaine use. Cocaine was found on a urine toxicology study, and its use was subsequently confirmed by history. The patient was treated for crack lung with complete resolution of her symptoms and radiographic findings. Inspection of the hands for burns consistent with handling cocaine pipes should prompt a consideration of crack lung in patients with pulmonary infiltrates. |
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