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

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BAL: Lamellar bodies in AM on EM

Publications

Terzo F, Ricci A, D'Ascanio M, Raffa S, Mariotta S

Amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity with an excellent response to treatment: A case report.

Respiratory medicine case reports 2020;29;100974 — 2020 — 100974

Bedrossian CW, Warren CJ, Ohar J, Bhan R

Amiodarone pulmonary toxicity: cytopathology, ultrastructure, and immunocytochemistry.

Annals of diagnostic pathology 1997 Oct;1;47-56 — 1997 Oct — 47-56