Manasrah Nouraldeen, Al Sbihi Ali F, Al Qasem Sarah, Naik Rohan, Hettiarachchi Malitha
Internal Medicine, Detroit Medical Center (DMC) Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit, USA.
Emergency Department, Luzmila Hospital, Irbid, JOR.
Cureus. 2021 Feb 7;13(2):e13205. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13205.
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit recreational drug in the United States. Growing public support for marijuana law reform has resulted in a significant increase in its use. The harmful pulmonary consequences of chronic marijuana smoking are less researched and discussed than those of tobacco smoking. We present a case of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax in a patient with heavy, persistent marijuana abuse who has no past medical or surgical histories and denied smoking cigarettes or other illicit substance use.
大麻是美国最常用的非法消遣性毒品。公众对大麻法律改革的支持日益增加,导致其使用量显著上升。与吸烟相比,慢性吸食大麻对肺部的有害影响的研究和讨论较少。我们报告一例反复自发性气胸病例,患者有长期大量滥用大麻史,无既往内科或外科病史,否认吸烟或使用其他非法物质。