J Korean Soc Radiol.  2021 Nov;82(6):1581-1588. 10.3348/jksr.2020.0200.

Electronic Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury: A Case Report

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  • 1Departments of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea
  • 2Departments of Respiratory and Allergy Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) has emerged as a social issue as e-cigarette use is rapidly increasing worldwide and is related to many deaths in the United States. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of EVALI in South Korea of a 24-year-old man with acute respiratory symptoms and a history of e-cigarette use. Chest CT revealed diffuse bilateral ground-glass opacities with subpleural sparing, airspace consolidation, and centrilobular micronodules as typical patterns of EVALI with organizing pneumonia and diffuse alveolar damage. Infection was excluded with meticulous laboratory examinations, and the patients’ illnesses were not attributed to other causes. EVALI was diagnosed by meeting the diagnostic criteria with consistent clinico-radiologic findings through a multidisciplinary approach. Radiologists should have good knowledge of EVALI radiologic findings and play a cardinal role in the proper diagnosis and management of EVALI.

Keyword

Electronic Cigarette; Lung Injury; Vaping; E-Cigarette Vapor; South Korea
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