US teenager receives double lung transplant after damage from vaping

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https://www.dw.com/en/us-teenager-receives-double-lung-transplant-after-damage-from-vaping/a-51219817

US teenager receives double lung transplant after damage from vaping

A teenager from the United States underwent a double lung transplant in October after severe damage caused by vaping, health officials said Tuesday. The 17-year-old was facing "imminent death" according to Dr. Hassan Nemeh, surgical director of thoracic organ transplant at Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital. He also believed it was the first vaping-related double lung transplant for a teenager in the US.

The teen was first admitted to hospital at the beginning of September with what was thought to be pneumonia. He was later moved to Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit, before being transferred to Henry Ford on October 3, where the historic operation was performed 12 days later.

Medics discovered an "enormous amount of inflammation and scarring" on the boy's lungs, Dr. Nemeh said. "This is an evil I haven't faced before. The damage that these vapes do to people's lungs is irreversible. Please think of that — and tell your children to think of that."
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The announcement by the doctors at Henry Ford came a day after President Donald Trump said he would meet with vaping industry representatives as his administration ponders new regulations following an outbreak of vaping-related illnesses and deaths.
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