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

I.m

Diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) (see alsoo under IIb and XVf)

Publications

Parambil JG, Myers JL, Aubry MC, Ryu JH

Causes and prognosis of diffuse alveolar damage diagnosed on surgical lung biopsy.

Chest 2007 Jul;132;50-7 — 2007 Jul — 50-7

Krous HF, Hamlin WB

Pulmonary toxicity due to bleomycin. Report of a case.

Archives of pathology 1973 Jun;95;407-10 — 1973 Jun — 407-10