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Philippe Camus, M.D.
Dijon, France
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Amlodipine
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Gingival hypertrophy
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05/10/2014
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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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Calcium channel blockers
Publications
Incidence of amlodipine-induced gingival overgrowth in the rural population of Loni.
[Gingival hyperplasia as side effect of the calcium channel blocker amlodipine].
Risk factors of gingival overgrowth in kidney transplant recipients treated with cyclosporine A.