Pulmonary foreign body granulomatosis in a chronic user of powder cocaine

ABSTRACT We describe the case of a 33-year-old man, a chronic user of powder cocaine, who presented with dyspnea, fever, night sweats, and significant weight loss. Chest HRCT revealed centrilobular nodules, giving an initial impression of miliary tuberculosis. Therefore, he was started on an empiric...

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Main Authors: Shruti Khurana, Ankit Chhoda, Sandeep Sahay, Priyanka Pathania
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132017000400320&lng=en&tlng=en