Prague Med. Rep. 2023, 124, 283-292

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2023.22

Vaping Associated Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia: A Clinical and Radiologic Mimicker of COVID-19

Alyssa Bonnier1, Anum Nida2, Woon Hean Chong3, Santu Saha4, Biplab K. Saha5

1Department of Critical Care Nursing, Goldfarb School of Nursing, Barnes Jewish College, Saint Louis, USA
2Department of Medicine, Ozarks Medical Center, West Plains, USA
3Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore City, Singapore
4Department of Medicine, Saha Clinic, Lohagara, Narail, Bangladesh
5Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

Received October 27, 2022
Accepted August 17, 2023

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