“Crack lung and heart” presenting after chemotherapy in a 65-year-old man with non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Crack cocaine can cause a variety of pulmonary and cardiac complications. Pulmonary findings in a 65- year-old man with non-Hodgkin lymphoma who presented with shortness of breath not resolving with antibiotics are presented here. The usual manifestation of “crack lung” in an unusual clinical circum...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alvarez, G.G., van der Jagt, R.H.C.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Multimed Inc. 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2259431/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18317587
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Sumario:Crack cocaine can cause a variety of pulmonary and cardiac complications. Pulmonary findings in a 65- year-old man with non-Hodgkin lymphoma who presented with shortness of breath not resolving with antibiotics are presented here. The usual manifestation of “crack lung” in an unusual clinical circumstance underlines the importance of a clinical history in such cases. The finding of “crack lung” preceded the diagnosis of probable “crack heart.” No other similar published case reports could be identified in the literature.

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