Cocaine induced eosinophilic lung disease.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A patient developed fever, bronchoconstriction, hypoxaemia, pulmonary infiltrates, and serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid eosinophilia on two occasions after inhaling crack cocaine. Transbronchial biopsy specimens showed normal lung parenchyma but a dense eosinophilic infiltrate within the bronchial wall. Both episodes resolved promptly after treatment with corticosteroids. Eosinophilic lung disease may be a steroid responsive complication of crack cocaine abuse.
Medical subject headings
- Crack Cocaine
- Pulmonary Eosinophilia
- Substance-Related Disorders