After vaping for about three months, a woman had to be admitted to the hospital because of a chronic cough. The 31-year-old did not have prior history with long disease, and the doctors say that she contracted a rare form of pneumonia from using the electronic cigarettes. After being admitted to the hospital, she soon had respiratory failure, and doctors had to place her on a ventilator.
In Vermont, there was a report of a 60-year-old male who experienced acute lung injury. According to the doctors, he had experienced these injuries as a result of vaping. When the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigated further, they found that there were high levels of diacetyl, which is a chemical known for causing fatal lung diseases. You also have to …show more content…
Doctors gave him antibiotics, and he went home three days later. However, the man had to return a month later because of the same symptoms. When doctors conducted a CT scan, they learned that the man had injured his lungs because of chemical exposure. They asked him what he had been doing and learned that he vaped e-cigs that had a strong flavor. The doctors then diagnosed him with pneumonitis, which has been referred to as farmer's lung. In the late 70s and early 80s, a lot of farmers in Wisconsin wound up with the disease, and it gets triggered because of an inhalation of fungus spores and dust from moldy hay or bird droppings. While this can be treated if caught early, it will cause permanent damage and scars when exposed over a length of time. When the man from Vermont quit vaping, he recovered several days later. A three month followup discovered that his pulmonary functioning had returned to normal.
In the case with the West Virginia woman, they believed that her Lipoid pneumonia had been caused because of a flavor known as Hawaiian Blast. In effort to stop smoking regular cigarettes, she started vaping. She soon arrived at the hospital because her lungs were in the process of failing. When doctors examined her, they found that she exhibited the same symptoms as those found in patients with
In Vermont, there was a report of a 60-year-old male who experienced acute lung injury. According to the doctors, he had experienced these injuries as a result of vaping. When the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigated further, they found that there were high levels of diacetyl, which is a chemical known for causing fatal lung diseases. You also have to …show more content…
Doctors gave him antibiotics, and he went home three days later. However, the man had to return a month later because of the same symptoms. When doctors conducted a CT scan, they learned that the man had injured his lungs because of chemical exposure. They asked him what he had been doing and learned that he vaped e-cigs that had a strong flavor. The doctors then diagnosed him with pneumonitis, which has been referred to as farmer's lung. In the late 70s and early 80s, a lot of farmers in Wisconsin wound up with the disease, and it gets triggered because of an inhalation of fungus spores and dust from moldy hay or bird droppings. While this can be treated if caught early, it will cause permanent damage and scars when exposed over a length of time. When the man from Vermont quit vaping, he recovered several days later. A three month followup discovered that his pulmonary functioning had returned to normal.
In the case with the West Virginia woman, they believed that her Lipoid pneumonia had been caused because of a flavor known as Hawaiian Blast. In effort to stop smoking regular cigarettes, she started vaping. She soon arrived at the hospital because her lungs were in the process of failing. When doctors examined her, they found that she exhibited the same symptoms as those found in patients with