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
Pulmonary fibrosis
Publications
Diffuse lung disease caused by inhalation of mercury vapor.
The American review of respiratory disease 1969 Mar;99;430-6 — 1969 Mar — 430-6
Organizing interstitial pneumonia. Definition of the lesion and attempts to devise an experimental model.
The Yale journal of biology and medicine 1968 Apr-Jun;40;352-63 — 1968 Apr-Jun — 352-63
Acute mercury poisoning with severe chronic pulmonary manifestations.
Chest 1985 Aug;88;306-9 — 1985 Aug — 306-9