An Epidemic Supplanted by a Pandemic: Vaping-related Illness and COVID-19

CNS, central nervous system; e-cigarettes, electronic cigarettes; GI, gastrointestinal.

Authors and Disclosures

Yoo Mee Shin, MD, Daniel P. Hunt, MD and Joyce Akwe, MD, MPH

Division of Hospital Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.

Correspondence to
Dr Yoo Mee Shin, Division of Hospital Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 100Woodruff Circle, Atlanta, GA 30322. E-mail: ymshin@emory.edu.

The authors did not report any financial relationships or conflicts of interest.

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Key Points

• Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have gained popularity, especially in youths.

• E-cigarettes have continued to evolve over the years, with increases in customization for the consumer.

• E-cigarettes have been linked to lung injury known as e-cigarette or vaping product use–associated lung injury.

• With the rise of coronavirus disease 2019, there have been far fewer cases of e-cigarette or vaping product use–associated lung injury, but it should still remain a differential diagnosis.