Crack lung: pulmonary disease caused by cocaine abuse

Am Rev Respir Dis. 1987 Nov;136(5):1250-2. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm/136.5.1250.

Abstract

A patient developed 3 separate episodes of fever, transient pulmonary infiltrates, and bronchospasm after inhalation of cocaine. The illness was associated with eosinophilia, pruritus, and an elevated IgE level, indicating an immunologic pathogenetic mechanism. This is a complication of cocaine abuse not previously reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cocaine / adverse effects*
  • Cough / etiology
  • Dyspnea / etiology
  • Eosinophilia / chemically induced
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Lung Diseases / complications
  • Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Substance-Related Disorders / complications*

Substances

  • Cocaine