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
Bronchospasm - Wheezing - Asthma
Publications
Ujino M, Miyoshi S, Sugimoto N, Arai H, Ota Y, Sasajima Y, Kawamura M, Nagase H, Yamaguchi M, Ohta K
Methotrexate-associated Lymphoproliferative Disorder: A Rare Differential Diagnosis of Wheezes.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2019 Jun 15;58;1759-1764 — 2019 Jun 15 — 1759-1764
Methotrexate-induced asthma.
The American review of respiratory disease 1991 Jan;143;179-81 — 1991 Jan — 179-81