Recurrent spontaneous pneumothoraces and vaping in an 18-year-old man: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2019, Pages

  Bonilla, Alex ^a   Blair, Alexander J ^b   Alamro, Suliman M ^b   Ward, Rebecca A ^b   Feldman, Michael B ^b   Dutko, Richard A ^b   Karagounis, Theodora K ^b   Johnson, Adam L ^b   Folch, Erik E ^b   Vyas, Jatin M ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic cigarettes; Primary spontaneous pneumothorax; Pulmonary disease; Vaping

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EVENT; CASE REPORT; CHEST TUBE; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; RECURRENT DISEASE; VAPING;

ADOLESCENT; CHEST TUBES; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; RECURRENCE; VAPING;

EID: 85071896542     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13256-019-2215-4     Document Type: Article

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