Acute pulmonary toxicity from crack cocaine
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Background
- Due to hemorrhagic alveolitis from inhalational cocaine use [1]
Clinical Features
- Most common symptoms are cough and shortness of breath
- Others include:
- acute lung injury
- hypoxia
- chest pain
- hemoptysis
- fever
- focal infiltrates
- bronchospasm
Differential Diagnosis
Evaluation
- CXR
- May have eosinophilia, which suggests an immune mediated component[2]
Management
- Supportive care, maintain oxygenation and ventilation