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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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Uvulitis, uvular edema

Publications

Boyce SH, Quigley MA

Uvulitis and partial upper airway obstruction following cannabis inhalation.

Emergency medicine (Fremantle, W.A.). 2002;14(1):106-8

Guarisco JL, Cheney ML, LeJeune FE Jr, Reed HT

Isolated uvulitis secondary to marijuana use.

The Laryngoscope. 1988;98(12):1309-12