The use of cannabis for therapeutic and recreational purposes has been on the rise in recent years. This has increased the prevalence of cannabis use disorder across various demographic subgroups. A recent medical literature review describes a few cases demonstrating the association of spontaneous pneumothorax and bullous lung disease in cannabis users without concomitant tobacco use. We herein present a case report of a young male with chronic cannabis use who presented with right-sided spontaneous pneumothorax and bilateral apical blebs.
Keywords: cannabis-associated pneumothorax; cardiothoracic surgery; effects of cannabis use; general internal medicine; marijuana and pneumothorax; pneumothorax; primary spontaneous pneumothorax; spontaneous pneumothorax; tobacco vs cannabis.
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