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Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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VIII.a Angioedema (may cause UAO, asphyxia and death)

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Last update : 15/05/2012
 
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Identify causative drugs
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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Atorvastatin
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Ezetimibe
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Fluvastatin
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Pitavastatin
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Pravastatin
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Rosuvastatin
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Simvastatin
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Publications

Polymyalgia, hypersensitivity pneumonitis and other reactions in patients receiving HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors: a report of ten cases.
Chest 1999 Mar;115;886-9 1999 Mar

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