A 28-year-old man with a history of congenital HIV sought treatment at the ED with a chief symptom of generalized malaise and confusion of 3 days' duration. He had mild dyspnea, but no respiratory distress, and he reported no fever, chest pain, or headache. We were unable to obtain past medical, family, or social history because of encephalopathy and we had no available contact person.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Lung injury associated with cannabinoid oil vaping is rapidly becoming a serious public health concern. We describe the clinical and radiographic presentations of 5 patients with lung injury associated with vaping cannabinoid oils seen at a single institution.
Results: Of the 5 patients with suspected vaping-associated lung injury seen at our institution, 4 required supplemental oxygen, and all these 4 were admitted to the hospital.