The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website and App

Frequency - Incidence

Incidence of respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases

Evidence level/grade

Evidence level for respiratory adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic

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Eosinophilic pneumonia (pulmonary infiltrates and eosinophilia)

Publications

Megevet M, Freitas Pereira J, Vervier J, Lovey PY, Soubeyran V, Bridevaux PO

Pomalidomide-induced acute eosinophilic pneumonia: a case report.

BMC pulmonary medicine 2026 Jun 20;; — 2026 Jun 20

Geyer HL, Viggiano RW, Lacy MQ, Witzig TE, Leslie KO, Mikhael JR, Stewart K

Acute lung toxicity related to pomalidomide.

Chest 2011 Aug;140;529-533 — 2011 Aug — 529-533