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

XLIII.i

Occupational asthma

Publications

Lozewicz S, Davison AG, Hopkirk A, Burge PS, Boldy DA, Riordan JF, McGivern DV, Platts BW, Davies D, Newman Taylor AJ

Occupational asthma due to methyl methacrylate and cyanoacrylates.

Thorax 1985 Nov;40;836-9 — 1985 Nov — 836-9

Harvey GR

Occupational asthma due to methylmethacrylate bone cement.

British medical journal (Clinical research ed.) 1986 Jul 19;293;207 — 1986 Jul 19 — 207

Villar RN, Johnston FG, Scott PM

Occupational asthma due to methyl methacrylate bone cement.

British medical journal (Clinical research ed.) 1986 Jun 14;292;1597 — 1986 Jun 14 — 1597