Abstract
“Dabbing” is the inhalation of concentrated marijuana, usually in butane solvent. This case report illustrates a previously healthy 25-year-old caucasian male with a 10-year history of cannabis butane hash oil (BHO) use. The patient presented with dyspnea and cough.
The evaluation included a chest x-ray, basic laboratory investigations, computerised tomography angiogram of the chest and echocardiogram.
Patient was diagnosed with acute lung injury mimicking atypical pneumonia. He was treated with steroids and had clinically improved and advised to stop dabbing. Further studies are needed to elucidate the full spectrum of the adverse effects of dabbing.
Source: Pubmed
PMID: 32211266 PMCID: PMC7082782 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.7033
Stephens D1, Patel JK2, Angelo D2, Frunzi J2.
