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. 2006 Feb;99(2):77–80. doi: 10.1258/jrsm.99.2.77

Table 1.

Published cases

Author N Age Sex Tobacco smoking (packs/year) Marijuana smoking Bulla/empmphysema Pneumothorax
Feldman 1993 (Ref. 12) 1 24 M 14 Daily (14-28 g/week), 10 years Right apical bulla (2 further cases, not reported) Recurrent
Johnson 2000 (Ref. 2) 4 27 M 15 Several pipes/week Bilateral upper lobe bullae Yes
35 M 2-5 cigars/day 2 joints/week Bilateral paraseptal bullous emphysema No
44 M 3 2-3 joints/day Bilateral apical peripheral bullous emphysema No
46 M 7 2-3 joints/day Bilateral multiple large peripheral bullae in upper lobe No
Rawlins 2001 (Ref. 13) 2 26 M Yes Yes Bilateral giant bullae
32 M Yes Yes Bilateral giant bullae
Thompson 2002 (Ref. 14) 3 33 M 9 2-3 joints/day `heavy'10 years Large upper lobe bullae No
45 F 10 Weekends/evenings `moderate' 10 years Large upper lobe bullae No
38 M 20 0.25 oz marijuana/week, `heavy' 24 years Large upper lobe bullae No
Median
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