Abstract
Since first recognized in July 2019, numerous cases of a lung illness associated with electronic-cigarette use or vaping particularly tetrahydrocannabinol in adolescents and adults have been reported. As of January 2020, the Center for Disease Control has reported over 2500 cases of electronic-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI), including 60 deaths. Affected patients most commonly present with respiratory or gastrointestinal complaints although neurological symptoms including headache, confusion and lethargy have been reported. We present a new as yet unpublished finding in the brain of a previously healthy teenage boy with EVALI. Brain imaging may be warranted in this patient population.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 73-76 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Clinical Imaging |
Volume | 66 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2020 |
Keywords
- Cytotoxic lesion
- E-cigarette vaping associated lung injury
- EVALI
- Splenium corpus callosum
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging