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Table 2 Imaging and laboratory results

From: Vaping-associated illness: a reassessment

Patient

Age (years)

Sex

Imaging modality

Imaging findings

Negative infectious findings

Positive infectious findings

WBC count

CRP

ESR

Procalcitonin

Lactate

Blood culture

Sputum culture

Other findings

Other results

AST

ALT

Albumin

A

15

F

abd CT, CXR, chest CT

bibasilar infiltrates

RPP, urine Legionella, Mycoplasma pneumonia IgM (IFA)

Legionella antibody, Mycoplasma pneumonia IgM, IgG

14.7

219

113

 

n/a

no growth

n/a

 

RF neg

55

76

2.4

B

16

M

CXR, chest CT

bilateral pulmonary infiltrates

urine Legionella, mycoplasma IgM, HIV, RPP, Lyme, West Nile

Legionella antibody, Mycoplasma pneumonia IgG

20.6

334

106

 

n/a

no growth

n/a

IgE 1935

RF neg

80

NE

2.1

C

17

M

CXR, chest CT

bibasilar infiltrates

RPP, strep

 

10.9

272

n/a

 

n/a

n/a

n/a

  

133

123

2.4

E

17

F

CXR, abd u/s

bilateral interstitial infiltrates R > L

RPP, urine legionella, Mycoplasma pneumonia IgM (IFA), monospot, ANA, RF

Mycoplasma pneumonia IgM and IgG

11.4

263

136

 

n/a

no growth

n/a

  

40

NE

2.1

F

17

M

CXR, chest CT

diffuse bilateral groundglass opacities with peripheral sparing

RPP

 

12.3

183

77

 

n/a

n/a

n/a

  

NE

NE

3.1

G

18

M

abd CT, CXR, chest CT, abd u/s

groundglass opacities with centrilobular nodules

RPP, urine Legionella, hepatitis panel

 

17.2

252

98

 

n/a

no growth

n/a

  

166

129

2.1

H

20

M

CXR, abd CT, chest CT

bilateral basilar groundglass opacities

RPP, urine Legionella, Lyme, Ehrlichia, Mycoplasma pneumonia IFA, HIV

Mycoplasma pneumonia IgM and IgG

24

290

81

 

513

coag neg staph; repeat no growth

NG

  

39

NE

2.3

O

20

F

CXR

patchy infiltrate R lung base

RPP, strep, monospot, EBV IgM

EBV IgG

10.1

105

   

no growth

n/a

  

10

17

3.7

I

20

F

CXR, chest CT

bilateral reticular infiltrates

RPP, urine Legionella

 

20.7

165

80

 

n/a

no growth

   

NE

NE

2.6

J

21

M

CXR, chest CT

bilateral lower lobe consolidations

RPP, HIV

 

8.6

338

67

0.16

1.3

no growth

n/a

  

NE

62

3.1

K

24

M

CXR, chest CT, abd u/s

extensive bilateral ground glass infiltrates, mediastinal lymphadenopathy

RPP

 

17

261

66

0.72

2

no growth

n/a

  

214

333

2.8

L

25

M

CXR, chest CT

extensive bilateral consolidation with lower lobe predilection

RPP, urine Legionella, hepatitis panel

 

14.9

229

90

0.07

1.3

no growth

n/a

  

NE

66

3.3

M

32

F

CXR, chest CT

extensive bilateral airspace consolidation

RPP, urine Legionella

 

27

292

103

0.16

0.9

no growth

BAL neg CX, AFB, fungal

ANA, RF neg

 

45

NE

2.2

N

33

M

CXR, chest CT

bilateral groundglass opacities most pronounced lung bases

RPP

 

14.9

181

54

0.65

1.9

no growth

n/a

  

38

NE

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