Myth: Vaping causes Popcorn Lung: Difference between revisions
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=What causes Popcorn Lung?= | =What causes Popcorn Lung?= | ||
Bronchiolitis obliterans can occur after exposure to chemical agents. It has been found in lung transplant patients and sometimes is an effect of a viral infection. | |||
Bronchiolitis obliterans is rare. It was first [https://www.ajronline.org/doi/epdf/10.2214/ajr.117.4.816 mentioned] in 1835, and it was not until 1901 that it was mentioned again in medical writings. At that time, inhalation of toxic fumes or foreign bodies and respiratory infections were attributed to causing Bronchiolitis obliterans. Most patients with Bronchiolitis obliterans are treated with medications and therapy by a multidisciplinary team. Those patients will experience a poor quality of life, and the majority of them will die prematurely from respiratory failure. | |||
=If it has a scientific name, why is it called Popcorn Lung?= | =If it has a scientific name, why is it called Popcorn Lung?= | ||