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

I.a

Pneumonitis (interstitial lung disease/ILD)

Publications

Atti SK, Silver EM, Chokshi Y, Casteel S, Kiernan E, Dela Cruz R, Kazzi Z, Geller RJ

All that glitters is not gold: Mercury poisoning in a family mimicking an infectious illness.

Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care 2020 Mar 06;;100758 — 2020 Mar 06 — 100758

Hallee TJ

Diffuse lung disease caused by inhalation of mercury vapor.

The American review of respiratory disease 1969 Mar;99;430-6 — 1969 Mar — 430-6