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
Paraspinal muscle myositis/myopathy/neuromyopathy +- the dropped head syndrome
Publications
Middle-aged woman with dropped head syndrome due to remote exposure to mantle field radiation.
BMJ case reports. 2021;14(5)
Furby A, Béhin A, Lefaucheur JP, Beauvais K, Marcorelles P, Mussini JM, Bassez G, Créange A, Eymard B, Pénisson-Besnier I
Late-onset cervicoscapular muscle atrophy and weakness after radiotherapy for Hodgkin disease: a case series.
Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry. 2010;81(1):101-4
Dropped-head syndrome due to high-dose irradiation.
The Journal of rheumatology. 2009;36(10):2316