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Philippe Camus, M.D.
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Benzylthiouracil
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20/01/2012
I - Interstitial/parenchymal lung disease
I.b
Pneumonitis (ILD)
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III - Pulmonary/alveolar./airway hemorrhage/bleeding
III.b
Pneumorenal syndrome (w/wo ANCAs)
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III.d
Alveolar hemorrhage, diffuse (ANCA-positive/-related)
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VI - Pulmonary vasculopathies
VI.d
Pulmonary vasculitis or capillaritis
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X - Systemic/Distant conditions, syndromes and reactions
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Vasculitis, pulmonary (w/wo AH), extrapulmonary, systemic: ANCA-positive
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Diagnosing DIRD
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Drug and radiation history
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Drug singularity - Correct identification of the drug
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Consistent timing of exposure v. onset of symptoms
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Clinical, imaging, BAL, pathological pattern consistent with the specific drug
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Careful exlusion of another cause
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Remission of symptoms with removal of drug
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Recurrence with rechallenge (rarely advisable)
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