Spontaneous pneumothoraces, pneumomediastinum, and pneumoperitoneum: consequences of smoking crack cocaine.
The combination of pneumothoraces, pneumomediastinum, and pneumoperitoneum is a rare consequence of smoking crack cocaine. This is a report of this trilogy of findings in a 17-year-old girl who attempted suicide by smoking crack cocaine. This case is important to the emergency physician because the increase in crack cocaine use among the adolescent population.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
D000293:Adolescent; D016578:Crack Cocaine / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000209:etiology; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000209:etiology; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000209:etiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D014636:Valsalva Maneuver
D016578:Crack Cocaine