@article{Mengar_Gupta_Chakrabarti_Aggarwal_Shah_Ish_2020, title={Cocaine abuse induced diffuse alveolar haemorrhage: a rare entity}, volume={90}, url={https://www.monaldi-archives.org/macd/article/view/1191}, DOI={10.4081/monaldi.2020.1191}, abstractNote={<p>Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage (DAH) is characterised by diffuse pulmonary opacities, respiratory failure, a falling haemoglobin level along with presence of hemosiderin-laden macrophages on bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). Finding the underlying aetiology of DAH can be challenging but of importance as the treatment and prognosis are largely determined by it. We report a case of DAH with underlying cocaine abuse, a rare cause for the same.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease}, author={Mengar, Manas and Gupta, Nitesh and Chakrabarti, Shibdas and Aggarwal, Vipin and Shah, Kalindi and Ish, Pranav}, year={2020}, month={Feb.} }