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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Bronchiectasis

Publications

Warnock ML, Ghahremani GG, Rattenborg C, Ginsberg M, Valenzuela J

Pulmonary complication of heroin intoxication. Aspiration pneumonia and diffuse bronchiectasis.

JAMA. 1972;219(8):1051-3

Banner AS, Muthuswamy P, Shah RS, Rodriguez J, Saksena FS, Addington WW

Bronchiectasis following heroin-induced pulmonary edema. Rapid clearing of pulmonary infiltrates.

Chest. 1976;69(4):552-5

Banner AS, Rodriguez J, Sunderrajan EV, Agarwal MK, Addington WW

Bronchiectasis: a cause of pulmonary symptoms in heroin addicts.

Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases. 1979;37(4):232-7