Pulmonary edema after freebase cocaine smoking--not due to an adulterant.
A case of pulmonary edema following smoking freebase cocaine is described. We did not clearly establish the mechanism, but this case is unique since adulterants and contaminants were excluded unlike all previously reported patients.
Kline
J N
JN
University of California, San Francisco.
Hirasuna
J D
JD
D000328:Adult; D003042:Cocaine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000139:chemically induced*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
D003042:Cocaine