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Nouraldeen Manasrah1, Ali F Al Sbihi1, Sarah Al Qasem2, Rohan Naik3, Malitha Hettiarachchi1.
Abstract
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit recreational drug in the United States. Growing public support for marijuana law reform has resulted in a significant increase in its use. The harmful pulmonary consequences of chronic marijuana smoking are less researched and discussed than those of tobacco smoking. We present a case of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax in a patient with heavy, persistent marijuana abuse who has no past medical or surgical histories and denied smoking cigarettes or other illicit substance use.Entities:
Keywords: emphysematous bullae; marijuana abuse; pneumothorax (ptx)
Year: 2021 PMID: 33717745 PMCID: PMC7943398 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.13205
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cureus ISSN: 2168-8184