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Table 1 Patient demographics and presenting symptoms

From: Vaping-associated illness: a reassessment

Patient

Age (years)

Sex

Diagnosis

Vaping

Fever

Presenting symptoms

Duration of symptoms

Number of ER visits

History of asthma or other respiratory disease

THC use

Drug screen result

A

15

F

bibasilar pneumonia

yes

yes

fever, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting

3 days

1

none

yes

n/a

B

16

M

fever

yes

yes

fever

10 days

3

  

n/a

C

17

M

bibasilar pneumonia

yes

no

cough, fever, chest pain

7 days

2

  

n/a

E

17

F

bilateral pneumonia

yes

yes

fever, joint pain, abdominal pain, nausea, difficulty breathing, tachypnea

3 days

1

RAD

 

n/a

F

17

M

bilateral pneumonia

yes

no

cough, fever, diarrhea, difficulty breathing, nausea, vomiting

5 days

1

  

n/a

G

18

M

bibasilar pneumonia

yes

yes

nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, back pain, abd pain

9 days

3

 

yes

THC

H

20

M

bilateral pneumonia

yes

yes

abd pain, vomiting

5 days

2

 

yes

THC

O

20

F

pneumonia, pharyngitis

yes

no

fever, cough, chest pain, body aches, sore throat

 

1

 

yes

 

I

20

F

gastroenteritis, pneumonia

yes

yes

vomiting, diarrhea, cough

5 days

1

 

yes

THC

J

21

M

bilateral pneumonia

yes

yes

fever, malaise, cough, headache, shortness of breath

4 days

1

  

THC

K

24

M

pneumonia

yes

yes

fever, malaise, shortness of breath

5 days

1 (+ 1 urgent care)

 

yes

THC

L

25

M

bilateral pneumonia

yes

yes

weakness, fever, weight loss, cough, abdominal pain

14 days

1

 

yes

 

M

32

F

bilateral pneumonia, hypoxemia

yes

yes

cough, fever, shortness of breath, headache

4 days

1 (+ 1 urgent care)

asthma, chronic sinusitis

yes

 

N

33

M

IBD, SIRS, pneumonia, hypoxemia

yes

yes

malaise, weight loss, nausea, fever

3 months

1

  

THC