A 14-year-old boy in Moscow was hospitalized with severe respiratory… (лёгкий · подросток · поражение)
A 14-year-old boy in Moscow was hospitalized with severe respiratory symptoms after two months of regular vaping, leading to a diagnosis of acute toxic lung injury. Despite recovery and stabilization, he was discharged with a referral for disability certification.
Consensus
- The patient is a 14-year-old boy from Moscow.
- He was hospitalized due to high fever, dry cough, weakness, and worsening respiratory symptoms.
- Initial diagnosis considered viral infection or pneumonia, but imaging showed no abnormalities on fluorography.
- CT scan revealed the 'tree in kidneys' pattern, indicating lung damage.
- The patient developed hemoptysis (coughing up blood), resting dyspnea, and decreased oxygen saturation.
- He was transferred to intensive care and placed on oxygen therapy.
- After two months of regular vaping, he admitted using a vape device, which allowed doctors to diagnose acute toxic lung injury.
- Following one month of treatment, his condition stabilized enough for discharge.
- The patient was discharged with a referral for disability certification.
Points of divergence
- A 13-year-old boy died in Ussuriysk due to vaping, according to regional Ministry of Health data. — vm
Coverage (4 sources)
- Baza: A bloody cough began in a teenager after two months of vaping — Вечерняя Москва
- Teenager in Moscow awarded disability and lung damage due to vaping — РИАМО
- Moscow Teen Develops Bloody Cough and Lung Damage from Vaping — РИАМО
- 14-year-old boy develops bloody cough and severe lung damage after just two months of vaping — Baza