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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

IV.n

Obstructive airway dysfunction (see also IVc, XVx)

Publications

Macedonia TV, Krefft SD, Rose CS

Persistent Severe Fixed Airways Obstruction in a High-Dosing E-cigarette User.

Journal of general internal medicine. 2020;35(1):345-349

Drummond MB, Upson D

Electronic cigarettes. Potential harms and benefits.

Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2014;11(2):236-42