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
Tracheal narrowing - Sabre sheath trachea
Publications
Unusual etiology of cough in a woman with asthma.
Chest 1996 Sep;110;852-4 — 1996 Sep — 852-4
'Sabre sheath' trachea with mediastinal lipomatosis mimicking a mediastinal tumour.
Clinical radiology 1991 Dec;44;417-8 — 1991 Dec — 417-8