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

XIX.ar

Path: Foreign body bronchiolitis (see also IVi)

Publications

Graff GR, Stark J, Berkenbosch JW, Holcomb GW, Garola RE

Chronic lung disease after activated charcoal aspiration.

Pediatrics 2002 May;109;959-61 — 2002 May — 959-61

Elliott CG, Colby TV, Kelly TM, Hicks HG

Charcoal lung. Bronchiolitis obliterans after aspiration of activated charcoal.

Chest 1989 Sep;96;672-4 — 1989 Sep — 672-4