PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jordan R Salley
AU  - Vishal Kukkar
AU  - Lanna Felde
TI  - Vanishing lung syndrome: a consequence of mixed tobacco and marijuana use
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2020-239255
DP  - 2021 May 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - e239255
VI  - 14
IP  - 5
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/5/e239255.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/5/e239255.full
SO  - BMJ Case Reports2021 May 01; 14
AB  - Idiopathic giant bullous emphysema or vanishing lung syndrome (VLS) is a rare, chronic radiological diagnosis characterised by giant emphysematous bullae located primarily in the upper lobes of the lungs. This highly morbid phenotype of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease leads to severe progressive dyspnoea and significant disability. Here, we describe a 48-year-old man with a history significant for long-term tobacco and cannabis smoking, who is found to have VLS. We present a review of recent findings on the association between VLS and the additive effect of marijuana and tobacco.