CDC officials held a teleconference Friday where they reporter 193 potential cases in 22 states of severe pulmonary illnesses among people who use e-cigarettes. Those figures held through June 28, the CDC said, and noted that they had not all been confirmed.
Most of the reported cases were found in adolescents and young adults, the CDC officials said.
The common thread connecting the cases, the officials said, was that the individuals were using e-cigarettes or vaping in the months before they developed pulmonary complications.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is also investigating reports of seizures among e-cigarette users.
Seizures are a potential side effect of nicotine toxicity, but a recent uptick in “reports of adverse experiences with tobacco products that mentioned seizures occurring with e-cigarette use (e.g., vaping) signal a potential emerging safety issue,” the FDA said in April.
Sourse: abcnews.go.com
