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Case Reports
. 2019 Nov 22;11(11):e6216.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.6216.

Vaping-associated Lung Injury

Ghulam Aftab  1 , Mudassar Ahmad  2 , Douglas Frenia  3
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Case Reports

Vaping-associated Lung Injury

Ghulam Aftab et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Many cases related to vaping-associated lung injury have recently been reported to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). It is, therefore, important for clinicians to be aware of this disease. Here, we present the case of a 46-year-old female patient, who had recently started vaping. She presented to the hospital with dyspnea; since her condition deteriorated quickly, she was mechanically ventilated for acute respiratory failure. When a computed tomography angiography (CTA) chest was performed, patchy alveolar opacities were seen throughout both lungs. The patient's workup for infectious and cardiac etiology was negative. She was diagnosed with vaping-associated lung injury. Later, she recovered and was discharged to a rehabilitation center.

Keywords: lung injury; vaping.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. CTA chest showing bilateral alveolar opacities.
CTA: Computed tomography angiography
Figure 2
Figure 2. Oil Red O stained pulmonary macrophage (center of the picture), surrounded by pulmonary macrophages not stained by Oil Red O stain.
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