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. 2019 Jul-Aug;36(4):370-371.
doi: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_193_19.

Crack lung: A case of acute pulmonary cocaine toxicity

Christodoulos Dolapsakis  1 , Aikaterini Katsandri  1
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Crack lung: A case of acute pulmonary cocaine toxicity

Christodoulos Dolapsakis et al. Lung India. 2019 Jul-Aug.
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(a) Chest radiograph of the patient on admission showing diffuse alveolar infiltrates (b) follow-up chest radiograph 48 h after admission with marked radiologic improvement
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