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
Foreign body (talc, cornstarch) retinopathy
Publications
A man in his early 70s with progressive dyspnea and abnormal fundoscopic examination.
Chest 2014 Jan;145;178-181 — 2014 Jan — 178-181
Images in clinical medicine. Talc retinopathy.
The New England journal of medicine 2013 Feb 28;368;852 — 2013 Feb 28 — 852
Images in clinical medicine. Talc retinopathy.
The New England journal of medicine 2006 Mar 23;354;e11 — 2006 Mar 23 — e11