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XLI - Pulmonary edema - Acute lung injury - ARDS

Pulmonary edema/ARDS of the ATRA syndrome (see Xab)

Last update 30/12/2014

See under Xab. The syndrome includes fever, weight gain, peripheral edema, respiratory distress, interstitial pulmonary opacities, pleural and/or pericardial effusions, hypotension and renal failure. See also under IIb (ARDS) and Va

Causative drugs

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

All-transretinoic acid (ATRA)

Arsenic trioxide (As2O3)