• Lethal vaping: the mysterious epidemic caused by electronic cigarettes

A group of Canadian researchers announced Thursday the discovery of what they believe is a new type of lung injury caused by vaping with electronic cigarettes and is similar to bronchiolitis obliterans.

The disease is different from injuries from the use of vaping products , known as Evali, recently detected in the United States, Canadian researchers said.

The research, which was published today by the journal of the Canadian Medical Association (CMAJ), is based on a 17-year-old teenager who uses daily electronic cigarettes and THC (the main psychoactive cannabis), which developed a persistent cough, which He forced his hospitalization.

The patient's condition worsened in the hospital and had to be placed on life support with lung lesions similar to bronchiolitis obliterans, popularly known as "popcorn lungs" because it has been observed in workers exposed to diacetyl , a chemical used as a flavoring agent. in popcorn factories.

The young man's situation worsened in such a way that doctors referred him to a transplant center because of the possibility that he needed a double lung transplant.

After ruling out other causes, Canadian researchers identified the liquids used to flavor the cartridges of the electronic cigarettes consumed by the adolescent as the most likely cause of the lesions of the young person.

"This new model of airway injury disease associated with vaping that causes chronic obstruction appears to be different from the alveolar lesion that characterizes recent Evali cases in the United States and seven confirmed or probable cases in Canada," he said. Dr. Karen Bosma, one of the researchers.

The research authors added that "this case of acute acute bronchiolitis was a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge ."

"Given the patient's extensive exposure to flavored liquids for electronic cigarettes and the negative diagnosis for other causes of bronchiolitis, we suspect that bronchiolitis obliterans may have been developed in the same way as that of popcorn factory workers exposed to inhalation. of diactelino ", they added.

The young man managed to avoid the need to undergo a double lung transplant but the researchers said he suffers from chronic lung damage and is still recovering from his long stay in the intensive care unit.

The study authors noted that statistics indicate that some 272,000 Canadians between 15 and 24 years of age have used electronic cigarettes in the past 30 days.

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