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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Methemoglobinemia

Publications

Khaja M, Latif A, Atogwe ID, Bhandari S, Balasubramanian P, Ronderos DM

Nail Polish Remover Induced Methemoglobinemia: An Uncommon Occurrence.

Cureus 2022 Dec;14;e32107 — 2022 Dec — e32107

Senthilkumaran S, Balamurgan N, Menezes RG, Thirumalai-Kolundusubramanian P

Nail polish remover poisoning: What caused methemoglobinemia?

Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2012 May;16;91 — 2012 May — 91

Patra S, Sikka G, Khaowas AK, Kumar V

Successful intervention in a child with toxic methemoglobinemia due to nail polish remover poisoning.

Indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2011 Sep;15;137-8 — 2011 Sep — 137-8