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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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Fire-eater's lung/pneumonitis

Publications

Nicolardi ML, Oliva A, Masci GM, Ascoli V, Noccioli N, Mantovani S, Palange P

Lung on fire: a very severe case of fire-eater's lung.

Thorax. 2022;77(5):523-525

Behnke N, Breitkreuz J, Buck C, Hinterthaner M, Emmert A

Acute respiratory distress syndrome after aspiration of lamp oil in a fire-eater: a case report.

Journal of medical case reports. 2016;10:193

Franzen D, Kohler M, Degrandi C, Kullak-Ublick GA, Ceschi A

Fire eater's lung: retrospective analysis of 123 cases reported to a National Poison Center.

Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases. 2014;87(2):98-104

Franquet T, Gómez-Santos D, Giménez A, Torrubia S, Monill JM

Fire eater's pneumonia: radiographic and CT findings.

Journal of computer assisted tomography. 2000;24(3):448-50