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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Fungal airway infection

Publications

Mittal N, Collignon P, Pham T, Robbie M

Cryptococcal infection of the larynx: case report.

The Journal of laryngology and otology. 2013;127 Suppl 2:S54-6

Mak G, Porter PC, Bandi V, Kheradmand F, Corry DB

Tracheobronchial mycosis in a retrospective case-series study of five status asthmaticus patients.

Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.). 2013;146(2):77-83

Zhou CH, Asuncion A, Love GL

Laryngeal and respiratory tract sporotrichosis and steroid inhaler use.

Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine. 2003;127(7):893-4

Fairfax AJ, David V, Douce G

Laryngeal aspergillosis following high dose inhaled fluticasone therapy for asthma.

Thorax. 1999;54(9):860-1