A novel cause of eosinophilic pneumonia recreational marijuana exposure

Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 183-185

  Liebling, Peter D ^a   Siu, Stanton ^a  

^a Kaiser Oakland Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchoalveolar lavage; Eosinophilic pneumonia; Marijuana

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; AZITHROMYCIN; BECLOMETASONE; CANNABIS; CIPROFLOXACIN; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; CYTOLOGY; EOSINOPHILIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOEFFLER PNEUMONIA; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WHEEZING;

HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EOSINOPHILIA;

EID: 84877878226     PISSN: 19446586     EISSN: 19488270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LBR.0b013e31828caa0d     Document Type: Article

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