Vaping-related pulmonary granulomatous disease

Charlie Lin; Valeria Arrossi; Ruchi Yadav; Humberto Choi

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101179

Vaping-related pulmonary granulomatous disease

Respir Med Case Rep. 2020 Jul 25:31:101179. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101179. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Charlie Lin¹, Valeria Arrossi², Ruchi Yadav³, Humberto Choi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
² Department of Anatomic Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
³ Section of Thoracic Radiology, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
⁴ Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.

Abstract

The use of electronic cigarettes, or "vaping," has garnered significant popularity and attention in recent years. Its pulmonary and systemic effects have yet to be fully studied and quantified, and recent reports of vaping-related illnesses and deaths have brought the clinical consequences of vaping into the public spotlight. This report describes the case of a 34 year old woman who presented to clinic with new-onset cough and dyspnea, shortly after beginning to use electronic cigarettes. Imaging demonstrated new micronodular opacities and mediastinal lymphadenopathy, while pathology confirmed granulomatous disease. After she received counseling and successfully quit vaping, her symptoms resolved and repeat imaging demonstrated resolution of parenchymal findings and lymphadenopathy. This case report therefore presents a longitudinal narrative of reversible vaping-related pulmonary granulomatous disease.

Publication types

Case Reports