Lim William, Suhail Maham, Diaz Keith
Internal Medicine, Richmond University Medical Center, New York, USA.
Pulmonary and Critical Care, Richmond University Medical Center, New York, USA.
Cureus. 2022 Feb 20;14(2):e22406. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22406. eCollection 2022 Feb.
E-cigarette usage or vaping is becoming more popular as an alternative option to cigarette smoking. Vaping is associated with a wide degree of pulmonary injuries such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or E-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI). E-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury is an acute or subacute respiratory illness that can be severe and life-threatening. Miliary tuberculosis, on the other hand, is a rare form of tuberculosis that results from hematogenous dissemination of affecting multiple organs and systems. It is characterized by the presence of small, firm white nodules resembling millet seeds. We report a case of a young patient presenting to the hospital with features suggestive of miliary tuberculosis in the CT scan of the chest. Diagnosis of EVALI was reached after extensive diagnostic workup including tuberculosis revealed negative.
电子烟使用或雾化作为吸烟的替代选择正变得越来越流行。雾化与多种肺部损伤有关,如哮喘、慢性阻塞性肺疾病或电子烟或雾化产品使用相关的肺损伤(EVALI)。电子烟或雾化产品使用相关的肺损伤是一种急性或亚急性呼吸道疾病,可能很严重甚至危及生命。另一方面,粟粒性肺结核是一种罕见的肺结核形式,由血行播散引起,可累及多个器官和系统。其特征是存在类似粟米种子的小而硬的白色结节。我们报告一例年轻患者,其胸部CT扫描显示有提示粟粒性肺结核的特征。在进行包括结核病检查在内的广泛诊断性检查均为阴性后,确诊为EVALI。