The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website and App

Waterproofing agents/sprays - Household cleansing agents and aerosols

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

II.b

ARDS - Acute lung injury

Publications

Fu M, Feng CM, Cao LJ, Hu XW, Xu QX, Xia HL, Ji ZM, Hu NN, Xie W, Fang Y, Xia DQ, Zhang JQ

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Caused by Occupational Exposure to Waterproofing Spray: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Frontiers in public health. 2022;10:830429

Daubert GP, Spiller H, Crouch BI, Seifert S, Simone K, Smolinske S

Pulmonary toxicity following exposure to waterproofing grout sealer.

Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology. 2009;5(3):125-9