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Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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Crack cocaine

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II.b ARDS - Acute lung injury

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Last update : 30/04/2012
 
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Diagnosing DIRD
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Drug and radiation history
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Drug singularity - Correct identification of the drug
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Consistent timing of exposure v. onset of symptoms
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Clinical, imaging, BAL, pathological pattern consistent with the specific drug
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Careful exlusion of another cause
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Remission of symptoms with removal of drug
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Recurrence with rechallenge (rarely advisable)
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Causality assessment
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See also under
Cocaine
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Levamisole
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Levamisole-adulterated/tainted cocaine
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Publications

Image of the month: All puffed out - a case of crack lung.
Clinical medicine (London, England) 2017 Apr;17;186-187 2017 Apr
Bilateral thumb burns leading to the diagnosis of crack lung.
Chest 2002 Jan;121;289-91 2002 Jan

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