Citation

Mensah DN, Livingston J, Maddukuri V. Cureus 2023; 15(12): e50825.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Curēus)

DOI

10.7759/cureus.50825

PMID

38249204

PMCID

PMC10797579

Abstract

The use of cannabis for therapeutic and recreational purposes has been on the rise in recent years. This has increased the prevalence of cannabis use disorder across various demographic subgroups. A recent medical literature review describes a few cases demonstrating the association of spontaneous pneumothorax and bullous lung disease in cannabis users without concomitant tobacco use. We herein present a case report of a young male with chronic cannabis use who presented with right-sided spontaneous pneumothorax and bilateral apical blebs.

Language: en

Keywords

cannabis-associated pneumothorax; cardiothoracic surgery; effects of cannabis use; general internal medicine; marijuana and pneumothorax; pneumothorax; primary spontaneous pneumothorax; spontaneous pneumothorax; tobacco vs cannabis