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
BAL: An excess proportion of eosinophils
Publications
Harry-Hernandez S, Thiboutot J, Wahidi MM, Giovacchini CX, De Cardenas J, Meldrum C, Los JG, Illei PB, Shojaee S, Eissenberg T, DiBardino D, Giannini H, Maldonado F, Roller L, Yarmus LB, Kapp CM
Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) and Pathologic Assessment of Electronic Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-associated Lung Injury (EVALI): The EVALI-BAL Study, A Multicenter Cohort.
Journal of bronchology & interventional pulmonology 2022 Aug 22;; — 2022 Aug 22
Acute Respiratory Failure Associated With Vaping.
Chest 2020 Mar;157;e63-e68 — 2020 Mar — e63-e68
Discordant bilateral bronchoalveolar lavage findings in a patient with acute eosinophilic pneumonia associated with counterfeit tetrahydrocannabinol oil vaping.
Respiratory medicine case reports 2020;29;101015 — 2020 — 101015
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia following electronic cigarette use.
Respiratory medicine case reports 2019;27;100825 — 2019 — 100825
Case report of electronic cigarettes possibly associated with eosinophilic pneumonitis in a previously healthy active-duty sailor.
The Journal of emergency medicine 2014 Jul;47;15-7 — 2014 Jul — 15-7