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

V.i

Thermal (burns, frostbite), chemical or caustic injury on the face, mouth, tongue, pharynx or upper airway

Publications

Karthik R, Veerendranath HP, Wali S, Mohan MN, Kumar PA, Trimurty G

Suicidal ingestion of potassium permanganate crystals: a rare encounter.

Toxicology international 2014 Sep-Dec;21;331-4 — 2014 Sep-Dec — 331-4

Agrawal VK, Bansal A, Kumar R, Kumawat BL, Mahajan P

Potassium permanganate toxicity: A rare case with difficult airway management and hepatic damage.

Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine 2014 Dec;18;819-21 — 2014 Dec — 819-21