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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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Pulmonary emphysema - Lung cysts or bullae

Publications

Van Landeghem A, Arys B, Heyse C, Gosselin R

Lung emphysema caused by marijuana smoking.

JBR-BTR : organe de la Societe royale belge de radiologie (SRBR) = orgaan van de Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Radiologie (KBVR). 2012;95(3):166-7

Núñez Delgado Y, Eisman Hidalgo M, Valero González MA

Primary bullous disease of the lung in a young male marijuana smoker.

Archivos de bronconeumologia. 2012;48(11):428-9

Shah A, Paramlal M

The importance of an illicit drug history in the evaluation of suspected spontaneous pneumothorax.

BMJ case reports. 2011;2011

Hii SW, Tam JD, Thompson BR, Naughton MT

Bullous lung disease due to marijuana.

Respirology (Carlton, Vic.). 2008;13(1):122-7

Johnson MK, Smith RP, Morrison D, Laszlo G, White RJ

Large lung bullae in marijuana smokers.

Thorax. 2000;55(4):340-2