Carotid Thrombosis in a Crack Cocaine Smoker Woman

Refractile foreign material deposits and alveolar hemorrhage in crack cocaine smoker

Recreational use of alkaloid free-base cocaine, also known as crack cocaine, has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Inhalation of crack cocaine is known to cause a variety of pulmonary complications. Herein we present a case of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) and particulate foreign matter deposition in the setting of crack cocaine inhalation.

Intraoperative pulmonary oedema in a young cocaine smoker.

This is a case of a 28-yr-old man who underwent general anaesthesia for emergency repair of a right lid laceration and lacrimal apparatus. Following induction of anaesthesia and local nasal application of phenylephrine (0.25%) he developed transient elevation of blood pressure, which was treated immediately with labetalol. Subsequently the patient developed acute pulmonary oedema which responde...

Addendum on "Cocaine in a Pregnant Woman".

Injection of crack cocaine: a case report.

A 26-year-old American man was referred to our service for methadone replacement therapy and treatment of crack/cocaine addiction. His addiction history started with use of opioids in early adolescence. As his tolerance escalated, he began injecting cocaine with morphine, also known as ‘‘speedball.’’ Since he started methadone replacement therapy and discontinued morphine use, he reported a sub...

Crack Cocaine and Infectious Tuberculosis

We hypothesize that crack cocaine is independently associated with smear-positive tuberculosis (TB). In a case-control study of TB in London, 19 (86%) of 22 crack cocaine users with pulmonary TB were smear positive compared with 302 (36%) of 833 non-drug users. Respiratory damage caused by crack cocaine may predispose drug users to infectivity.