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Case Reports
. 2019 Nov-Dec;116(6):492-496.

Vaping Associated Lung Injury (EVALI): An Explosive United States Epidemic

Gary A Salzman  1 , Mohammed Alqawasma  2 , Hussein Asad  3
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Case Reports

Vaping Associated Lung Injury (EVALI): An Explosive United States Epidemic

Gary A Salzman et al. Mo Med. 2019 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

As of November 5, 2019, there have been 2051 cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI), with 39 deaths reported in the United States, over four months. The rapidly increasing popular habits of vaping and e-cigarette use has suddenly turned deadly in the United States. This epidemic of vaping-associated illness appears to be limited to the United States with few reported cases and no deaths from the rest of the world.

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Figure 1
Schematic Diagram of the Elements of an Electronic Cigarette and Pictures of Three Generations of Electronic Cigarette Devices Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2015
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Figure 2
(second ED CXR) Chest x-ray at time of admission showing subtle bilateral patchy infiltrates.
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Figure 3
(second ED CT scan) Chest CT at time of admission showing bilateral upper lobe ground glass opacities.
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