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Philippe Camus, M.D.
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Methacrylate - Methylmethacrylate
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09/10/2018
IV - Airway involvement
IV.a
Bronchospasm - Wheezing - Asthma
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IV.aa
Occupational asthma
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VI - Pulmonary vasculopathies
VI.h
Cement embolism
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X - Systemic/Distant conditions, syndromes and reactions
X.c
Capillary leak syndrome (CLS)
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X.g
Hypersensitivity reaction (may manifest with fever and/or skin, throat or airway involvement)
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XVIII - Distinctive patterns - 'Eye-catchers'
XVIII.g
Eye-catcher: Cement (pulmonary) embolism
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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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Causality assessment
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