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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

VIII.q

Tongue involvement (edema, glossitis, hematoma)

Publications

Karmacharya P, Pathak R, Ghimire S, Shrestha P, Ghimire S, Poudel DR, Khanal R, Shah S, Aryal MR, Alweis RL

Upper Airway Hematoma Secondary to Warfarin Therapy: A Systematic Review of Reported Cases.

North American journal of medical sciences. 2015;7(11):494-502

Pathak R, Supplee S, Aryal MR, Karmacharya P

Warfarin induced sublingual hematoma: a Ludwig angina mimic.

American journal of otolaryngology. 2015;36(1):84-6

Buyuklu M, Bakirci EM, Topal E, Ceyhun G

Spontaneous lingual and sublingual haematoma: a rare complication of warfarin use.

BMJ case reports. 2014;2014

Berthelsen RE, Tadbiri S, Rosenstock CV

Spontaneous sublingual haematoma in a patient treated with warfarin.

Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 2013;57(4):530-1

Frohna WJ, Lowery RC Jr, Pita F

Lingual and sublingual hematoma causing upper airway obstruction.

The Journal of emergency medicine. 2012;43(6):1075-6

Acar F, Girisgin SA, Cander B, Ozdinc S

Lingual haematoma: a rare complication of usual warfarin dose.

Emergency medicine journal : EMJ. 2008;25(7):406

Ozpolat B, Yilmaz MA, Yücel E

Lingual hematoma threatening airway obstruction in a patient on oral anticoagulation with warfarin.

Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis. 2007;18(6):575-6