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Vaping-associated pulmonary disease (VAPD): An unusual pattern of CT findings

There has been a recent increase in vaping which has been accompanied by an increase in otherwise unexplained acute pulmonary disease in young people. Case series and expert opinion suggest there is a correlation. This case involves "Vaping-Associated Pulmonary Disease" in a man who vapes...

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Autores principales: Drabkin, Michael J, Heyligers, Bert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6889241/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31827663
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2019.11.003
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Sumario:There has been a recent increase in vaping which has been accompanied by an increase in otherwise unexplained acute pulmonary disease in young people. Case series and expert opinion suggest there is a correlation. This case involves "Vaping-Associated Pulmonary Disease" in a man who vapes and has no other medical history. The patient improved with steroids, similar to other recent cases. However, CT findings demonstrated a different pattern than those described in the literature.