The illness is usually only seen in industrial metal workers.
When the doctors tested the e-liquid left in the device, they found several metals: nickel, aluminum, manganese, lead, cobalt and chromium.Inhalation of cobalt in particular has been implicated in the kind of lung damage seen in the California case, Jones said. He'd treated a similar case in a mill worker several years before.
The authors said their case report illustrates an urgent need for regulation of vaping devices."The public health implications of this are substantial given the increasing trend towards legalization of cannabis for recreational and medical purposes," they wrote. The case report adds to the growing evidence that vaping can damage the lungs in a variety of ways. The addition of
Doctors around the country have reported different forms of lung tissue injury in patients who vape THC.
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