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Case Reports
. 2020 Jan 7:29:100996.
doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.100996. eCollection 2020.

Vaping-induced diffuse alveolar hemorrhage

Peter J Edmonds  1 , Carla Copeland  1   2 , Adrienne Conger  1   2 , Bradley W Richmond  1   2   3
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Vaping-induced diffuse alveolar hemorrhage

Peter J Edmonds et al. Respir Med Case Rep. .

Abstract

There are growing reports of adverse health effects from e-cigarette use or vaping. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 2409 cases and 52 deaths associated with e-cigarette use as of December 10, 2019. Vaping has been associated with acute eosinophilic pneumonia, organizing pneumonia, lipoid pneumonia, diffuse alveolar damage, acute respiratory distress syndrome, hypersensitivity pneumonia, and giant cell interstitial pneumonitis. Here we present a case of vaping-associated diffuse alveolar hemorrhage.

Keywords: ,, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; CBD, cannabidiol; CT, computed tomography; DAH, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage; Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage; THC, tetrahydrocannabinol; Vaping; e-cigarettes; e-cigarettes, ,; electronic cigarettes, CDC.

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Chest CT scan on admission showed nodular ground glass opacities in the upper (A) and middle (B) lung zones.
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