Roberts Jessica, Chow Joni, Trivedi Kovid
Family Medicine, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, Grandview, USA.
Pediatrics, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Northwest, Lebanon, USA.
Cureus. 2021 Nov 1;13(11):e19190. doi: 10.7759/cureus.19190. eCollection 2021 Nov.
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are being increasingly used as a "safer" alternative to regular cigarettes as a method of de-addiction or a bridge to nicotine cessation. However, a multitude of pulmonary pathologies have been described associated with its use and have been clubbed under the category of e-cigarette or vaping use-associated lung injury (EVALI). This case describes a patient who started e-cigarette smoking in order to quit combustible cigarette smoking and developed adult-onset severe asthma. The clinical effect was initially reversible but later developed into persistent symptoms requiring inhaled and systemic therapy.
电子烟正越来越多地被用作普通香烟的“更安全”替代品,作为一种戒毒方法或戒烟的桥梁。然而,已经描述了许多与使用电子烟相关的肺部疾病,并被归类为电子烟或雾化相关肺损伤(EVALI)。本病例描述了一名患者,他开始吸电子烟以戒掉可燃香烟,并患上了成人迟发性重度哮喘。临床症状最初是可逆的,但后来发展为持续症状,需要吸入和全身治疗。