Acute lung injury from e-cigarette use grows in the US
“As of September 24, 2019, 46 state health departments and one territorial health department had reported 805 patients with cases of lung injury associated with use of e-cigarette, or vaping, products to CDC [Centers for Disease Control]. Sixty-nine percent of patients were males, and the median age was 23 years (range = 13–72 years). To date, 12 deaths have been confirmed in 10 states. Among 514 patients with information on substances used in e-cigarettes, or vaping products, in the 30 days preceding symptom onset, 76.9% reported using [tetrahydrocannabinol-] THC-containing products, and 56.8% reported using nicotine-containing products; 36.0% reported exclusive use of THC-containing products, and 16.0% reported exclusive use of nicotine-containing products. The specific chemical exposure(s) causing the outbreak is currently unknown.”
Perrine CG, Pickens CM, Boehmer TK, et al. Characteristics of a Multistate Outbreak of Lung Injury Associated with E-cigarette Use, or Vaping — United States, 2019 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR); Early Release / September 27, 2019 / 68
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/pdfs/mm6839e1-H.pdf
by Dr.Stephen Hamann
