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

XLIX.l

Myopathy-Myositis-Polymyositis (see also under Xba)

Publications

Cacoub P, Sbaï A, Azizi P, Gatfosse M, Godeau P, Piette JC

[Polymyositis induced by tiopronine].

Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) 1999 May 1-8;28;911-2 — 1999 May 1-8 — 911-2

Koeger AC, Rozenberg S, Chaibi P, Camus JP, Bourgeois P

[Tiopronin-induced polymyositis confirmed by histology].

Revue du rhumatisme (Ed. francaise : 1993) 1993 Jan;60;78-9 — 1993 Jan — 78-9