Coloured X-ray (front view) of the chest in a 29 year old male patient, showing lung damage due to inhaled recreational drugs (cavities, blue, at uppe

---

Coloured X-ray (front view) of the chest in a 29 year old male patient, showing lung damage due to inhaled recreational drugs (cavities, blue, at upper left). The lungs also show fibrous scarring (pink) such as occurs in tuberculosis (TB) from an atypical mycobacterial infection.

---

Size: 4193px × 4248px
Photo credit: © Science Photo Library / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -ray, 29, addict, addiction, adult, atypical, cavities, cavity, chest, cocaine, colour, coloured, condition, crack, damage, diagnosis, disease, disorder, drug, drugs, fibrous, front, healthcare, heroine, infected, infection, inhaled, lung, lungs, male, man, medical, mycobacterial, patient, pulmonary, recreational, scarring, tb, tuberculosis, view, xray, year