An Important Clinical Condition in Differential Diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019: Crack Lung
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2023Author
Bilge, Müge
Karaayvaz, Ekrem Bilal
Akıllı, Işıl Kibar
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Crack cocaine has been associated with a variety of pulmonary manifestations. We report a 44-year-old man been diagnosed with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, presenting shortness of breath, non-productive cough, chest pain, headache, dizzi-ness, and fever lasting for 2 days. At first, all findings of our patient called for an impression of coronavirus disease 2019. During admis-sion, he presented with acute respiratory symptoms, patchy ground-glass opacities, and laboratory abnormalities, such as elevated acute phase response and lymphopenia. After, the presence of transient lung infiltrations in the follow-up triggered the cause for a re-evaluation of the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019. After a detailed inquiry, it was revealed that he had had a history of intense inhaled cocaine use 2 days before hospitalization. We speculate that the crack lung should also be considered in the differential diagnosis in patients with suspected coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia.
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12627/188888https://doi.org/10.5152/thoracrespract.2023.22075
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