Key result
Vaping was associated with the development of a large right-sided spontaneous pneumothorax requiring apical lung resection in a 34-year-old male.
Why the study?
Vaping may lead to spontaneous pneumothorax, but few published reports on this phenomenon exist.
Case Report (n=1)
Vaping may be an emerging cause of lung injury and spontaneous pneumothorax, highlighting the need for structured reporting.
Vaping may trigger spontaneous pneumothorax; this single case is hypothesis-generating and leaves causality open.
Vaping may lead to spontaneous pneumothorax, but there are few published reports on this phenomenon. We present a case of vaping-related pneumothorax and make recommendations for structured reporting of this emerging cause for pneumothorax. A normal-weight 34-year-old male presented to our emergency department with dyspnoea and back pain increasing over 24 hours. Chest X-ray showed a large right-sided pneumothorax. Three years ago, he had quit smoking cigarettes and switched to vaping. CT scan revealed bullae, and the patient received apical lung resection. Histology revealed mild alveolitis. Vaping is an emerging cause of lung injury. This report demonstrates a potential association between vaping and pneumothorax. However, structured reporting and future research are needed to establish a definitive (or causal) relationship between vaping and pneumothorax.
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Borchert et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Pneumothorax (n=1). Vaping was evaluated on Pneumothorax. Vaping was associated with the development of a large right-sided spontaneous pneumothorax requiring apical lung resection in a 34-year-old male.
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