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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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An area or areas of consolidation

Publications

Watanabe K, Nakamura J, Tanaka S, Nakashima K

Adult Chemical Pneumonitis Caused by Accidental Kerosene Aspiration: A Case Report.

Cureus 2026 Feb;18;e104383 — 2026 Feb

Hara M, Iwakami SI, Sumiyoshi I, Yoshida T, Sasaki S, Takahashi K

Hydrocarbon pneumonitis caused by the inhalation of wood preservative.

Respirology case reports 2018 Dec;6;e00379 — 2018 Dec — e00379

Franzen D, Kohler M, Degrandi C, Kullak-Ublick GA, Ceschi A

Fire eater's lung: retrospective analysis of 123 cases reported to a National Poison Center.

Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases 2014;87;98-104 — 2014 — 98-104