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
Pneumothorax
Publications
Case Report: Catastrophic Effects of Using Cannabis Via Bucket Bong in Top End Northern Territory of Australia.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2023;109(5):1199-1204
[Pneumothorax in young cannabis smokers: A propos of three cases].
Revue des maladies respiratoires. 2018;35(5):556-561
Breath-holding in a marijuana smoker.
Respiratory medicine case reports. 2012;5:69-72
The importance of an illicit drug history in the evaluation of suspected spontaneous pneumothorax.
BMJ case reports. 2011;2011
Emphysema and secondary pneumothorax in young adults smoking cannabis.
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery. 2007;32(6):834-8
["Usual" cannabis abuse producing an unusual incident].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946). 2007;132(11):560-2