Vaping - A Precipitating Factor of Pneumothorax in A Smoker?
https://doi.org/10.47836/mjmhs.19.1.46
- Author:
Wai Hou Khuan
1
;
Chee Kuan Wong
2
Author Information
1. Department of Research, Development and Innovation, Clinical Investigation Centre, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Lembah Pantai, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Vaping, E-cigarettes, Smoking, Pneumothorax
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
2023;19(No.1):366-368
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 24 years old man who was a dual user of tobacco smoke and e-cigarette presented with one month history of right
sided pleuritic chest pain, associated with cough and shortness of breath a week prior to the admission. He was diagnosed with a right primary spontaneous pneumothorax. A right pleural catheter was inserted after a failed simple
needle aspiration. He recovered uneventfully. Advice on quitting smoking and vaping was given prior to discharge.
This case highlights the importance of obtaining a thorough history including vaping from every patient who experiences pneumothorax.
- Full text:11.2023my1446.pdf
