• J Bras Pneumol · May 2008

    Case Reports

    Pulmonary complications of crack cocaine use: high-resolution computed tomography of the chest.

    • Alexandre Mançano, Edson Marchiori, Gláucia Zanetti, Dante Luiz Escuissato, Beatriz Cunha Duarte, and Lourenço de Araujo Apolinário.
    • Taguatinga Regional Hospital, Taguatinga, Brazil.
    • J Bras Pneumol. 2008 May 1;34(5):323-7.

    AbstractHere, we report high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings in a patient who developed sudden hemoptysis, dyspnea and chest pain after smoking crack cocaine. Chest X-rays showed consolidations, primarily in the upper lobes, and HRCT scans showed ground glass attenuation opacities, consolidations and air-space nodules. A follow-up CT, after drug use discontinuation and administration of corticosteroids, showed partial resolution of pulmonary lesions and the appearance of cavitations. Clinical, imaging and laboratory findings led to a diagnosis of 'crack lung'.

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