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Case Reports
. 2000 Apr;55(4):340-2.
doi: 10.1136/thorax.55.4.340.

Large lung bullae in marijuana smokers

M K Johnson  1 , R P Smith, D Morrison, G Laszlo, R J White
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Case Reports

Large lung bullae in marijuana smokers

M K Johnson et al. Thorax. 2000 Apr.

Abstract

The case histories are presented of four men with multiple large upper zone lung bullae but otherwise relatively preserved lung parenchyma. Each had a history of significant exposure to marijuana. In three of the four cases the tobacco smoking load had been relatively small, suggesting a possible causal role for marijuana in the pathogenesis of this unusual pattern of bullous emphysema.

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