Citation

Stephens D, Patel JK, Angelo D, Frunzi J. Cureus 2020; 12(2): e7033.

Affiliation

Internal Medicine, Medical Center of Trinity, Trinity, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Curēus)

DOI

10.7759/cureus.7033

PMID

32211266

PMCID

PMC7082782

Abstract

"Dabbing" is the inhalation of concentrated marijuana, usually in butane solvent. This case report illustrates a previously healthy 25-year-old caucasian male with a 10-year history of cannabis butane hash oil (BHO) use. The patient presented with dyspnea and cough. The evaluation included a chest x-ray, basic laboratory investigations, computerized tomography angiogram of the chest and echocardiogram. Patient was diagnosed with acute lung injury mimicking atypical pneumonia. He was treated with steroids and had clinically improved and advised to stop dabbing. Further studies are needed to elucidate the full spectrum of the adverse effects of dabbing.

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Language: en

Keywords

dabbing and lung injury