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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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Mucormycosis (pulmonary, tracheobronchial or systemic)

Publications

Theisen-Toupal J, Rosenthal ES, Kelly E, Zwicker JI, Akuthota P, Roberts DH

Pulmonary zygomycosis in a non-neutropenic patient with myelodysplastic syndrome on lenalidomide.

Respiratory care. 2012;57(7):1175-7

Ferrajoli A, Lee BN, Schlette EJ, O'Brien SM, Gao H, Wen S, Wierda WG, Estrov Z, Faderl S, Cohen EN, Li C, Reuben JM, Keating MJ

Lenalidomide induces complete and partial remissions in patients with relapsed and refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Blood. 2008;111(11):5291-7