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Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 7/2020

03.04.2020 | Review Paper

EVALI and the Pulmonary Toxicity of Electronic Cigarettes: A Review

verfasst von: Lydia Winnicka, MD, Mangalore Amith Shenoy, MD

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 7/2020

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Abstract

Electronic cigarettes are a novel and emerging product increasingly used by the general public. However, despite their popularity, they remain poorly studied and with likely serious health risks. EVALI, or “electronic cigarette or vaping product use–associated lung injury,” is a recently described entity at the forefront of current investigations. Though EVALI has been linked to vitamin E acetate, a constituent of THC vaping products, electronic cigarettes likely pose a host of other pulmonary toxicities. The presentation, diagnostic work-up, treatment, and pathophysiology of EVALI are herein described, as well as the general pulmonary toxicity profile of electronic cigarettes.
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Metadaten
Titel
EVALI and the Pulmonary Toxicity of Electronic Cigarettes: A Review
verfasst von
Lydia Winnicka, MD
Mangalore Amith Shenoy, MD
Publikationsdatum
03.04.2020
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 7/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-05813-2

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