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Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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Abused drugs/substances (illicit-, street drugs - IV/inhaled)

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XV.ag Path: Foreign body embolism, microangiopathy, vasculopathy

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Last update : 02/10/2012
 
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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
Amphetamine (and -derivatives)
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Amyl-nitrite, butyl-nitrite, isobutyl-nitrite ('Poppers')
4
Antidotes
1
Body packing
4
Cannabinoids - Cannabinoid receptor agonists (synthetic) (K2, Spice)
5
Cathinones, synthetic ('Bath salts')
5
Cocaine
5
Crack cocaine
5
E-cigarette - E-vaporizers - ENDS - Vaping - Dabbing
5
E-cigarette's, e-vaporizer's secondhand vapor (Passive vaping)
1
Excipients-Vehicle-Preservatives (of drugs)
5
Heroin (inhaled, insufflated, snorted)
4
Heroin (intravenous)
5
Inhalants (volatile substances)
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Marijuana, cannabis (haschish, hash, bang, dab)
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Methadone
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Opiates - Opioids - Opium
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Recreational drugs
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Sniffed drugs (opioids, acetaminophen)
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Talc (inhaled, sniffed, i.v., intrapleural)
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Warfarin
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Publications

The clinical picture: an intravenous drug user with persistent dyspnea and lung infiltrates.
Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine 2014 Apr;81;223-4 2014 Apr
Transbronchial biopsy interpretation in the patient with diffuse parenchymal lung disease.
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine 2007 Mar;131;407-23 2007 Mar
Talc: understanding its manifestations in the chest.
AJR. American journal of roentgenology 1986 Feb;146;295-301 1986 Feb
Pulmonary angiothrombotic granulomatosis in drug offenders.
JAMA 1972 Aug 21;221;909-11 1972 Aug 21
ANGIOTHROMBOTIC PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN ADDICTS. "BLUE VELVET" ADDICTION.
JAMA 1964 May 25;188;755-7 1964 May 25

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