Study: Vaping-Associated Lung Injury Represents a Form of Airway-centered Chemical Pneumonitis
3 Oct, 2019 | 01:15h | UTCPathology of Vaping-Associated Lung Injury – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Vaping-related lung injuries resemble chemical burns, study finds – STAT (free) AND U.S. doctors rule out pneumonia due to inhaled oil as cause of vaping injuries – Reuters (free) AND Lung Damage From Vaping Resembles Chemical Burns, Report Says – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: CDC Report: 76.9% of Patients with Vaping-related Lung Illnesses Used a THC-Containing Product (free) AND Preliminary Report: Pulmonary Illness Related to E-Cigarette Use (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
New letter describes 17 patients, all of whom vaped, who had lung biopsies after presenting with symptoms and bilateral pulmonary opacities that led to a clinical diagnosis of #vaping-associated lung injury. https://t.co/n5rF2OOOwq
— NEJM (@NEJM) October 2, 2019