RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Vanishing lung syndrome: a consequence of mixed tobacco and marijuana use
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e239255
DO 10.1136/bcr-2020-239255
VO 14
IS 5
A1 Salley, Jordan R
A1 Kukkar, Vishal
A1 Felde, Lanna
YR 2021
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/5/e239255.abstract
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.