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Norman FF, Diaz J, Martin-Davila P, Tato M, García-San Miguel L, Gil E, Casas I, Gonzalez-Sanz M. Bilateral pulmonary infiltrates in a traveller from Saudi Arabia with probable electronic cigarette or vaping associated lung injury (EVALI). J Travel Med 2023; 30:taad133. [PMID: 37856529 DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taad133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
Abstract
A Saudi traveller presented with fever and pulmonary infiltrates. Principal causes of infectious pneumonia were ruled out (including MERS-coronavirus) and a diagnosis of probable drug-induced pneumonitis due to vaping/electronic cigarettes was established. Professionals should be aware of international epidemiological alerts but also consider non-infectious causes of pneumonia in travellers.
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Affiliation(s)
- Francesca F Norman
- Infectious Diseases Department, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, IRYCIS, Universidad de Alcalá, CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Madrid, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Department, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, IRYCIS, Universidad de Alcalá, CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Madrid, Spain
| | - Pilar Martin-Davila
- Infectious Diseases Department, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, IRYCIS, Universidad de Alcalá, CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Madrid, Spain
| | - Marta Tato
- Microbiology Department, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, IRYCIS, CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Madrid, Spain
| | - Lucía García-San Miguel
- Centro de Coordinación de Alertas y Emergencias Sanitarias (CCAES), Ministerio de Sanidad, Madrid, Spain
| | - Elisa Gil
- Servicio de Alertas en Salud Pública, Subdirección General de Vigilancia en Salud Pública, Dirección General de Salud Pública, Consejería de Sanidad, Madrid, Spain
| | - Inmaculada Casas
- Laboratorio de Referencia e Investigación en Virus Respiratorios, Centro Nacional de Microbiologia, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Madrid, Spain
| | - Marta Gonzalez-Sanz
- Infectious Diseases Department, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, IRYCIS, Universidad de Alcalá, CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Madrid, Spain
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