Sitting at a computer at Wesley Long Hospital, Dr. Muraly Ramaswamy pulls up an x-ray of a patient diagnosed with a vaping-related illness.
Ramaswamy, a pulmonary and critical care specialist, said that health officials diagnose patients with vaping-related illnesses after ruling out other potential causes of inflammation, including infection or autoimmune disease.
“While there are a lot of clues about what might be causing this, we still do not know as a scientific healthcare community, Ramaswamy said. “We do not know the exact cause, so until that is figured out and we advise all people in the community to not vape at all.”