E-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) is a respiratory illness that has significant overlap with the symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In the current pandemic, diagnosis of EVALI may be delayed because of anchoring bias when patients present with symptoms consistent with COVID-19. We present 3 cases of patients who were hospitalized with a presumed diagnosis of COVID-19 but were later diagnosed with EVALI.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8006188 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2021.03.002 | DOI Listing |
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