First diagnosis in Spain of pneumonia caused by E-cigarettes
Friday, March 14, 2014 @ 5:37 PM
THE first-ever case of pneumonia in Spain and the second in the world caused by electronic or 'E-cigarettes' has been diagnosed in the north-western region of Galicia.
Pneumologists at A Coruña University Hospital say the patient is aged 50 and was smoking up to five cartridges a day – equivalent to about five packets of cigarettes.
They believe the condition is caused by vegetable-based glycerine, an essential ingredient for the nicotine in E-cigarettes to vaporise.
According to head of Bronchology at the hospital, Dr Carmen Montero, the patient had gone there for a completely different health problem but was tested when he was found to be suffering from a persistent and violent cough, fatigue and breathlessness.
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