The lung damage of some who have become ill after vaping nicotine and marijuana resemble chemical burns according to the Mayo Clinic.
"All 17 of our cases show a pattern of injury in the lung that looks like a toxic chemical exposure, a toxic chemical fume exposure or a chemical burn injury," Dr. Brandon T.
The study fully disproves an earlier theory that victims may have been inhaling cannabis oils, which were then clogging lung tissue. But what was found were immune cells called macrophages which had taken on a foamy, white characteristic of chemical burns. Dr. Larsen added that it was too soon to determine if survivors of vaping-related lung illnesses would ever fully recover.
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 27: In this photo illustration, a man smokes an E-Cigarette at the V-Revolution E-Cigarette shop in Covent Garden on August 27, 2014 in London, England. A CDC report says that lung damage in a samples of 14 of the 771 people who have been sickened by vaping resembles damage done to the lungs of those who have inhaled chemical weapons.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified the brand names of THC-related products in pre-filled cartridges on Friday.
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