First vaping-associated lung injury case reported in PH

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Officials added the patient had been consuming the product 'concurrently with cigarettes'— which the Department of Health tagged as 'dual use.'

The Department of Health on Friday confirmed the first case of electronic cigarette or vaping-associated lung injury in the country.

"The patient, who was admitted last October 21, initially presented with sudden-onset severe shortness of breath, required oxygen supplementation and ICU admission," the department said in its statement. This also entails that the FDA needs to test them first to ascertain their safety and quality before they are allowed to be sold and distributed in the market.

 

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