Fatal e-cigarette or vaping associated lung injury (EVALI): a first case report in Europe.

Marlière, Camille;De Greef, Julien;Gohy, Sophie;Hoton, Delphine;Belkhir, Leïla;et.al.
(2020) The European respiratory journal — Vol. 56, n° 1, p. 2000077 (2020)

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  • Marlière, CamilleUCLouvain
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  • De Greef, Julienorcid-logoUCLouvain
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  • Gohy, SophieUCLouvain
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  • Hoton, DelphineUCLouvain
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  • Wallemacq, PierreUCLouvain
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  • Jacquet, Luc-MarieUCLouvain
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  • Belkhir, Leïlaorcid-logoUCLouvain
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Abstract
Numerous cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, associated lung injury (EVALI) have recently prompted an investigation of the outbreak in the US (1). Only two non-fatal cases have been reported so far in Europe: one case of hypersensitivity pneumonia in the UK after the use of flavoured e-cigarette liquid by a young adolescent (2), and one US imported case recently described in Spain (3). To our knowledge, this is the first report of a fatal EVALI case in Europe. [...]
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Marlière, C., De Greef, J., Gohy, S., Hoton, D., Wallemacq, P., Jacquet, L.-M., & Belkhir, L. (2020). Fatal e-cigarette or vaping associated lung injury (EVALI): a first case report in Europe. The European respiratory journal, 56(1), 2000077. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00077-2020 (Original work published 2020)