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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Organizing pneumonia pattern (an area or areas of consolidation on imaging)

Publications

Polverosi R, Maffesanti M, Dalpiaz G

Organizing pneumonia: typical and atypical HRCT patterns.

La Radiologia medica 2006 Mar;111;202-12 — 2006 Mar — 202-12

Manero Ruiz FJ, Larraga Palacio R, Herrero Labarga I, Ferrer Peralta M

[Pneumonitis caused by gold salts in psoriatic arthritis: report of 2 cases].

Anales de medicina interna (Madrid, Spain : 1984) 2002 May;19;237-40 — 2002 May — 237-40

Abeledo C, Jolis R, Jaén A, Hernández L

[Bronchiolitis obliterans with organized pneumonia secondary to gold salts].

Medicina clinica 1993 Oct 30;101;558-9 — 1993 Oct 30 — 558-9

Morley TF, Komansky HJ, Adelizzi RA, Giudice JC

Pulmonary gold toxicity.

European journal of respiratory diseases 1984 Nov;65;627-32 — 1984 Nov — 627-32