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E-cigarette - E-vaporizers - ENDS - Vaping - Dabbing

See also Long JL, et al. Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Due to Electronic Cigarette Use. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2016: Supplement A1862

Last update : 11/07/2018

Diagnosing DIRD

Drug and radiation history

Drug singularity - Correct identification of the drug

Consistent timing of exposure v. onset of symptoms

Clinical, imaging, BAL, pathological pattern consistent with the specific drug

Careful exlusion of another cause

Remission of symptoms with removal of drug

Recurrence with rechallenge (rarely advisable)

Causality assessment