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ArticleCureus2023

From Euphoria to Emergency: Exploring the Role of K2/Spice in Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage.

Nishant Allena, Laura Yapor, Muhammad Yasir Anwar, Trupti Vakde

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nishant AllenaInternal Medicine, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, USA.
Laura YaporPulmonary and Critical Care, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, USA.
Muhammad Yasir AnwarInternal Medicine, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, USA.
Trupti VakdePulmonary and Critical Care, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, USA.
MemorialCare Health System · USMontefiore Health System · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Marijuana or cannabis has been one of the most widely used recreational drugs, in the United States. However, a sinister counterpart has emerged in recent times: K2/Spice, a synthetic rendition of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), capturing increasing popularity. Alarming reports have linked this synthetic compound to a multitude of life-threatening complications, ranging from acute kidney injury (AKI) from direct nephrotoxicity to cardiac arrest. Here we present the case of a 34-year-old man who presented with hemoptysis, later found to have diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) on the investigation after smoking K2/Spice successfully treated with a course of intravenous steroids. The case presented underscores the urgent need for increased awareness about the potential complications associated with synthetic compounds like K2/Spice, such as diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, and the importance of developing effective treatment strategies.

Indexed as

acute respiratory distress syndrome (ards)bilateral pulmonary infiltratescannabis usediffuse alveolar hemorrhagee-cigarette and vaping product use associated lung injury (evali)hemoptysisk2/spicelung injurysynthetic cannabinoidssynthetic cannabis

Identifiers

PMID37581157
PMCPMC10423625
OpenAlexW4384338082

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