Abstract Alternative tobacco products such as clove kreteks and bidi cigarettes have become increasingly popular among US smokers. Gov't, P. Substances Nicotine. All About Alice! Go Ask Alice! In Your Box. Alice, I love clove cigarettes, but I don't want to get addicted or cancer. Dear puffy, Good for you for thinking carefully about the potential similarities between clove cigarettes and regular cigarettes, as many people may think they are quite different.
Smoking tobacco in any form or amount can increase the risk of: Cancer — many types including lung, larynx, oral cavity, nose and sinuses, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, cervix, kidney, bladder, ovary, colorectum, and acute myeloid leukemia Heart disease Aneurysms Bronchitis Emphysema Stroke Reduced fertility Increased risk of miscarriage Erectile dysfunction Birth defects Smoking clove cigarettes may pose an additional risk due to the active ingredient — eugenol, a topical anesthetic commonly used in dentistry.
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Pediatric Supportive Care. Rare Cancers of Childhood Treatment. Childhood Cancer Genomics. Study Findings. On the night before admission, he smoked two clove cigarettes and fell asleep for 3 hours. He awoke short of breath and noted a fever to Chest examination revealed a few scattered rhonchi and basilar rales, diminished breath sounds at the lung bases, and no dullness to percussion. A chest roentgenogram showed diffuse interstitial pulmonary edema with a small amount of pleural fluid.
His room air arterial pO 2 was 56 mm Hg. Blood and sputum cultures were negative. He responded rapidly to intravenous corticosteroids, diuretics, and bronchodilators. No antibiotics were given. He was discharged 2 days later with a near-normal chest roentgenogram and no apparent sequelae.
He had previously smoked clove cigarettes without adverse consequences. Case 2: On December 6, , a year-old black Ethiopian male living in the United States for the past 12 years was admitted to a California hospital.
He had been in good health until the night before admission, when he developed symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection, fever, and nonproductive cough. The next day, he noted increasing dyspnea, nausea, and vomiting. Chest examination revealed rare rhonchi but no rales or wheezing. Chest roentgenogram showed bilateral diffuse interstitial infiltrates without pleural effusions.
His room air arterial pO 2 was 47 mm Hg. He was first treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics for presumed infectious pneumonia of unknown etiology.
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