Electronic Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury: A Case Report

Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) has emerged as a social issue as e-cigarette use is rapidly increasing worldwide and is related to many deaths in the United States. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of EVALI in South Korea of a...

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Autores principales: Jiyun Lim, Bo Da Nam, Jung Hwa Hwang, Yang-Ki Kim, Eunsun Oh, Eun Ji Lee
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8f84c11c17ef405894edf4228fca45142021-11-29T11:16:08ZElectronic Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury: A Case Report2288-2928https://doaj.org/article/8f84c11c17ef405894edf4228fca45142021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2020.0200https://doaj.org/toc/2288-2928Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) has emerged as a social issue as e-cigarette use is rapidly increasing worldwide and is related to many deaths in the United States. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of EVALI in South Korea of a 24-year-old man with acute respiratory symptoms and a history of e-cigarette use. Chest CT revealed diffuse bilateral ground-glass opacities with subpleural sparing, airspace consolidation, and centrilobular micronodules as typical patterns of EVALI with organizing pneumonia and diffuse alveolar damage. Infection was excluded with meticulous laboratory examinations, and the patients’ illnesses were not attributed to other causes. EVALI was diagnosed by meeting the diagnostic criteria with consistent clinico-radiologic findings through a multidisciplinary approach. Radiologists should have good knowledge of EVALI radiologic findings and play a cardinal role in the proper diagnosis and management of EVALI.Jiyun LimBo Da NamJung Hwa HwangYang-Ki KimEunsun OhEun Ji LeeThe Korean Society of Radiologyarticleelectronic cigarettelung injuryvapinge-cigarette vaporsouth koreaMedical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicineR895-920ENKO대한영상의학회지, Vol 82, Iss 6, Pp 1581-1588 (2021)
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language EN
KO
topic electronic cigarette
lung injury
vaping
e-cigarette vapor
south korea
Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
R895-920
spellingShingle electronic cigarette
lung injury
vaping
e-cigarette vapor
south korea
Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
R895-920
Jiyun Lim
Bo Da Nam
Jung Hwa Hwang
Yang-Ki Kim
Eunsun Oh
Eun Ji Lee
Electronic Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury: A Case Report
description Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) has emerged as a social issue as e-cigarette use is rapidly increasing worldwide and is related to many deaths in the United States. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of EVALI in South Korea of a 24-year-old man with acute respiratory symptoms and a history of e-cigarette use. Chest CT revealed diffuse bilateral ground-glass opacities with subpleural sparing, airspace consolidation, and centrilobular micronodules as typical patterns of EVALI with organizing pneumonia and diffuse alveolar damage. Infection was excluded with meticulous laboratory examinations, and the patients’ illnesses were not attributed to other causes. EVALI was diagnosed by meeting the diagnostic criteria with consistent clinico-radiologic findings through a multidisciplinary approach. Radiologists should have good knowledge of EVALI radiologic findings and play a cardinal role in the proper diagnosis and management of EVALI.
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author Jiyun Lim
Bo Da Nam
Jung Hwa Hwang
Yang-Ki Kim
Eunsun Oh
Eun Ji Lee
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Bo Da Nam
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title Electronic Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury: A Case Report
title_short Electronic Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury: A Case Report
title_full Electronic Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury: A Case Report
title_fullStr Electronic Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Electronic Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury: A Case Report
title_sort electronic cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury: a case report
publisher The Korean Society of Radiology
publishDate 2021
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