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

XV.a

Path: NSIP-cellular pattern (see also Ia, Ib)

Publications

Lim HE, Shim JJ, Lee SY, Lee SH, Kang SY, Jo JY, In KH, Kim HG, Yoo SH, Kang KH

Mercury inhalation poisoning and acute lung injury.

The Korean journal of internal medicine. 1998;13(2):127-30

Hallee TJ

Diffuse lung disease caused by inhalation of mercury vapor.

The American review of respiratory disease. 1969;99(3):430-6