When comparing US cases of EVALI with those published outside of the US, what differences were noted?
EVALI case reports published from outside the US had a higher number of patients reporting vaping liquid nicotine products, where as those published from within the US had a higher proportion of patients reporting vaping cannabis products. Clinical syndromes were similar, however GI symptoms were less commonly reported in non-US cases.
Sund LJ, Dargan PI, Archer JRH, Wood DM. E-cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI): a review of international case reports from outside the United States of America. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2023 Jan 13:1-7. doi: 10.1080/15563650.2022.2160342. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36636876.
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