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
Path: Diffuse alveolar damage (DAD-pattern) (see also IL)
Publications
The lung as a target organ of graft-versus-host disease.
Seminars in hematology 2006 Jan;43;42-52 — 2006 Jan — 42-52
Pulmonary complications after bone marrow transplantation: an autopsy study from a large transplantation center.
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine 2005 Mar;129;366-71 — 2005 Mar — 366-71