title: Refractile foreign material deposits and alveolar hemorrhage in crack cocaine smoker.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Elmhurst, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sogomonian
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Elmhurst, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alkhawam
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical care Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, USA.
authors.forename: Viral
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gandhi
authors.affiliation: Mayo Evidence Based Practice Center-Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Feras
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zaiem
authors.affiliation: Ross University School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Emma A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Moradoghli Haftevani
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary/Critical Care, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Elmhurst, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Terence
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McGarry
keywords: Alveolar hemorrhage; Cocaine