Crack is considered the most powerful and addictive form of cocaine and lungs are affected immediately after inhalation. It is associated with various manifestations such as barotrauma, exacerbation of bronchial asthma, acute pulmonary edema, alveolar hemorrhage, obliterating bronchiolitis with organized pneumonia, and vasculitis. Its acute clinical manifestations characterize the "crack lung" syndrome with its own image manifestations.
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