Case Report

Subacute Lung Injury Associated with Heated Tobacco Products

Volume: 23 Number: 2 August 30, 2021
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Subacute Lung Injury Associated with Heated Tobacco Products

Abstract

Heated tobacco products release nicotine without burning tobacco with an electronically controlled heating system. 56-year-old male patient admitted with sudden onset of chest pain and shortness of breath. He had been using a heated tobacco product (I quit ordinary smoking, IQOS) for 2.5 years. Thoracic computed tomography scan revealed pleural-based atelectasis and fibroatelectatic changes in the lower lobe of the right lung, pleural fluid in the right upper lobe, fibroatelectatic changes and pleural thickening in the left lung. Biopsy taken with video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) showed lymphoid aggregation in nodular form and widespread anthracosis around the lung, fibrillar material that double-refracting the light in the alveoli, hyaline membrane-like material in the alveoli, type 2 pneumocyte hyperplasia, an interstitial organization, and a subacute lung injury picture with exogenous lipoid material. These findings were evaluated in accordance with toxic substance-induced chemical pneumonia. It was thought that it might be related to 2.5 years of using heated tobacco product.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

August 30, 2021

Submission Date

March 15, 2021

Acceptance Date

June 7, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 23 Number: 2

APA
Sayın Gülensoy, E., Yüksel, A., Ogan, N., Umudum, H., & Akpınar, E. (2021). Subacute Lung Injury Associated with Heated Tobacco Products. Duzce Medical Journal, 23(2), 218-220. https://doi.org/10.18678/dtfd.896093
AMA
1.Sayın Gülensoy E, Yüksel A, Ogan N, Umudum H, Akpınar E. Subacute Lung Injury Associated with Heated Tobacco Products. Duzce Med J. 2021;23(2):218-220. doi:10.18678/dtfd.896093
Chicago
Sayın Gülensoy, Esen, Aycan Yüksel, Nalan Ogan, Haldun Umudum, and Evrim Akpınar. 2021. “Subacute Lung Injury Associated With Heated Tobacco Products”. Duzce Medical Journal 23 (2): 218-20. https://doi.org/10.18678/dtfd.896093.
EndNote
Sayın Gülensoy E, Yüksel A, Ogan N, Umudum H, Akpınar E (August 1, 2021) Subacute Lung Injury Associated with Heated Tobacco Products. Duzce Medical Journal 23 2 218–220.
IEEE
[1]E. Sayın Gülensoy, A. Yüksel, N. Ogan, H. Umudum, and E. Akpınar, “Subacute Lung Injury Associated with Heated Tobacco Products”, Duzce Med J, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 218–220, Aug. 2021, doi: 10.18678/dtfd.896093.
ISNAD
Sayın Gülensoy, Esen - Yüksel, Aycan - Ogan, Nalan - Umudum, Haldun - Akpınar, Evrim. “Subacute Lung Injury Associated With Heated Tobacco Products”. Duzce Medical Journal 23/2 (August 1, 2021): 218-220. https://doi.org/10.18678/dtfd.896093.
JAMA
1.Sayın Gülensoy E, Yüksel A, Ogan N, Umudum H, Akpınar E. Subacute Lung Injury Associated with Heated Tobacco Products. Duzce Med J. 2021;23:218–220.
MLA
Sayın Gülensoy, Esen, et al. “Subacute Lung Injury Associated With Heated Tobacco Products”. Duzce Medical Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, Aug. 2021, pp. 218-20, doi:10.18678/dtfd.896093.
Vancouver
1.Esen Sayın Gülensoy, Aycan Yüksel, Nalan Ogan, Haldun Umudum, Evrim Akpınar. Subacute Lung Injury Associated with Heated Tobacco Products. Duzce Med J. 2021 Aug. 1;23(2):218-20. doi:10.18678/dtfd.896093

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