ReviewJournal of medical case reports2019
Recurrent spontaneous pneumothoraces and vaping in an 18-year-old man: a case report and review of the literature.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.
- Vaping-Associated Pneumothorax: A Systematic Review of Case Reports and Case Series.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- A Systematic Literature Review of E-Cigarette-Related Illness and Injury: Not Just for the Respirologist.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Unmasking the Risk of Vaping-Associated Pneumothorax in Rib Cartilage Rhinoplasty.Archives of plastic surgery · 2026Article
- Vaping-related lung disease: a narrative review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Review
- Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Review of Underlying Etiologies and Diagnostic Imaging Modalities.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2025Review
- Recurrent Pneumothorax: A Chest Tube Complication.Cureus · 2025Article
- Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Secondary to Concomitant Influenza A and Rhinovirus Infection Complicated by Methicillin-resistantJournal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives · 2023Article
- Cycling-induced recurrent spontaneous pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium in a young female patient.Clinical case reports · 2022Article
- Reporting of pneumothorax in association with vaping devices and electronic cigarettes.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- Firsthand and Secondhand Exposure Levels of Maltol-Flavored Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Vapors Disrupt Amino Acid Metabolism.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2021Article
- An evidence-based review of primary spontaneous pneumothorax in the adolescent population.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2021Review
- Vaping associated spontaneous pneumothorax - A case series of an enigmatic entity!Respiratory medicine case reports · 2021Article
- Pneumothorax secondary to vaping.Respiratory medicine case reports · 2021Article
- Characterizing e-cigarette vaping-associated lung injury in the pediatric intensive care unit.Pediatric pulmonology · 2021Article
- Lung injury from e-cigarette use: a foul and pestilent congregation of vapours.BMJ case reports · 2020Article
- Review of Health Consequences of Electronic Cigarettes and the Outbreak of Electronic Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury.Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology · 2020Review
- EVALI and the Pulmonary Toxicity of Electronic Cigarettes: A Review.Journal of general internal medicine · 2020Review
- Inhalation Toxicology of Vaping Products and Implications for Pulmonary Health.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
- Vaping: An Emerging Health Hazard.Cureus · 2020Review
- [E-Cigarettes - Operating Principle, Ingredients, and Associated Acute Lung Injury].Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany) · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundPrimary spontaneous pneumothorax is a common disorder occurring in young adults without underlying lung disease. Although tobacco smoking is a well-documented risk factor for spontaneous pneumothorax, an association between electronic cigarette use (that is, vaping) and spontaneous pneumothorax has not been noted. We report a case of spontaneous pneumothoraces correlated with vaping. CASE PRESENTATION: An 18-year-old Caucasian man presented twice with recurrent right-sided spontaneous pneumothoraces within 2 weeks. He reported a history of vaping just prior to both episodes. Diagnostic testing was notable for a right-sided spontaneous pneumothorax on chest X-ray and computed tomography scan. His symptoms improved following insertion of a chest tube and drainage of air on each occasion. In the 2-week follow-up visit for the recurrent episode, he was asymptomatic and reported that he was no longer using electronic cigarettes.
conclusionsProviders and patients should be aware of the potential risk of spontaneous pneumothorax associated with electronic cigarettes.
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