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. 2020 Oct 29;10(6):571–578. doi: 10.1080/20009666.2020.1800978

Table 1.

Patient demographics, smoking, and vaping history

Case Number 1 2 3
Age 50 33 35
Gender Female Male Male
Race White White African American
Marital status Single Single Single
Employment status Unemployed Full-time Unemployed
Smoking history Former smoker, about 35PY, quit 4 months ago and started E-cigarettes; no marijuana. Never smoker; no marijuana. Former smoker, about 0.25pack/day, quit 1.5 years ago; smokes marijuana daily since then.
Length of vaping history 4 months 2 years One episode of vaping 2 months before admission, with dyspnea thereafter
Product Unknown THC Marijuana
Last day of vaping Unknown One day prior to admission The day before admission
Brand Unknown Changed supplier recently Unknown

Table 2. All three patients were relatively young (age < 50), of mixed gender (2/3 male, 1/3 female), and mixed race (2/3 Caucasian, 1/3 African American). All had a prior vaping history utilizing non-THC and THC-containing products for a range of 4 months to 2 years. The onset of the symptoms consistently occurred following the vaping of products of unknown origin purchased illicitly. Abbreviations: PY – pack years; THC – tetrahydrocannabinol.