Pulmonary complications of illicit drug use: Differential diagnosis based on CT findings

Journal of Thoracic Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 199-206

  Nguyen, Elsie T ^a   Silva, C Isabela S ^a   Souza, Carolina A ^a   Müller, Nestor L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary; Computed tomography; Drug abuse; Interstitial lung disease; Talcosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISKITIS; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG LOBE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMONIA; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34249907830     PISSN: 08835993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rti.0000213567.86408.19     Document Type: Article

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