@article{Wilkerson_Maniam_Dean_Goldfinger_Kandaswamy_Bell_2020, title={Vape-associated lung injury in an adolescent}, volume={8}, url={https://pulmonarychronicles.com/index.php/pulmonarychronicles/article/view/729}, DOI={10.12746/swrccc.v8i35.729}, abstractNote={<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The rise in incidence of e-cigarette or vaping product use associated lung injury (EVALI) and associated deaths has become a growing concern among public health officials. In most cases, the presenting and predominant complaints were respiratory in nature. However, in this case, the chief complaint was gastrointestinal symptoms. A 17-year-old male presented with a two-day history of sore throat, headache, and malaise followed by a one-day history of fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. Additional history revealed that patient was a regular user of THC vape cartridges. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the thorax showed a large right lower lobe consolidation with patchy infiltrates consistent with airspace pneumonia. He was later found to have </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">C. difficile</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> infection on day 3 and was started on metronidazole. After four days of ceftriaxone and supportive treatment, he showed significant improvement and was discharged on hospital day 5 with metronidazole and amoxicillin-clavulanate. In this case, the clinical picture of respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms in the context of the patient’s using e-cigarettes or vaping products should bring EVALI into the differential diagnosis. Furthermore, this case highlights the need for increased public education regarding the dangers of e-cigarettes and vaping, especially with regard to increasing awareness among adolescent populations.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><br><strong>Keywords</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: vaping; EVALI; lung injury; public health; electronic THC delivery systems</span></p&gt;}, number={35}, journal={The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles}, author={Wilkerson, Hannah and Maniam, Ganesh and Dean, Ryan and Goldfinger, Matthew and Kandaswamy, Preetha and Bell, Todd}, year={2020}, month={Jul.}, pages={51-54} }