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A 64-year-old man presented for consideration for lung transplant. He had a history of previous tobacco use, OSA on CPAP therapy, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. He worked as a design engineer. The patient had a 4-year history of dyspnea on exertion, followed with periodic CT scan of the chest.
A 50-year-old male, a tobacco smoker, who was known to have ulcerative colitis presented with dry cough, chest pain, dysponea and frequent passage of blood and mucous mixed stools. Physical examination revealed clubbing, subcutaneous emphysema of upper chest and auscultatory findings of crunching
Ecstasy recreational use dramatically increased during the last decade in France. Multiples complications associated with ecstasy consumption have been reported. We describe an exceptional case of pneumomediastinum related to ecstasy recreational use. The patient was a 19-year old patient whose
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To characterize clinically all of the patients with spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) admitted to an adult pulmonology ward in Lisbon, Portugal.
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This was a retrospective descriptive study of all adult patients (≥ 18 years of age) diagnosed with SPM between January of 2004 and
E-cigarette-and vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI) is a new diagnosis with at least 2,807 hospitalizations and 68 deaths since 2019. This clinical observation describes one of the first cases of EVALI in a teenager who presented with nic-sick symptoms and developed acute respiratory distress
To report a severe case of e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury with complex course requiring venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.Case report.PICU in an academic medical Illicit stimulants, such as cocaine, amphetamine, and their derivatives (e.g., "ecstasy"), continue to exact heavy toll on health care in both developed and developing countries. The US Department of Health and Human Service reported over one million illicit drug-related emergency department visits
Regular smoking of marijuana by itself causes visible and microscopic injury to the large airways that is consistently associated with an increased likelihood of symptoms of chronic bronchitis that subside after cessation of use. On the other hand, habitual use of marijuana alone does not appear to
As marijuana smoking prevalence increases in the United States, concern regarding its potential risks to lung health has also risen, given the general similarity in the smoke contents between marijuana and tobacco. Most studies have found a significant association between marijuana smoking and
Objective: Adolescent e-cigarette use has risen to epidemic levels in the US, revealing a new phenomenon of e-cigarette associated vaping lung injury (EVALI). It is important to better characterize EVALI in the critically ill adolescent