EXCLUSIVE Vaping for just one year left me with herpes-like condition that made it too sore to eat or drink READ MORE: Shock study reveals e-cigs damage people's DNA just like smoking By Alexa Lardieri U.S. Deputy Health Editor Dailymail.
Com Published: 19:16, 12 June 2024 | Updated: 19:30, 12 June 2024 e-mail 15 View comments Vaping left a young woman with bloody and crusty mouth ulcers that doctors thought were caused by herpes. The 22-year-old from Indonesia went to doctors complaining of the sores inside and around her mouth that were so painful she couldn't eat or drink. The doctors tested the patient for herpes but her results came back negative.
After quizzing her about lifestyle changes it was revealed she had started using e-cigarettes around a year prior to her symptoms flaring up. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The 22-year-old woman had been vaping several times a week for the past year when she developed sores in and around her mouth (stock photo) Doctors were able to finally diagnose her with oral erythema multiforme, a type of skin condition similar to an allergic reaction that is rarely seen in and around the mouth. The academics, revealing the case in a US medical journal, said it was likely ' vape-related '.
Read More HALF of American school students who try e-cigarettes become addicted, CDC finds - and more than 2.1million kids in middle and high school are regular users They pointed out that erythema multiforme can be triggered by certain substances in e-cigs, suc.
