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I - Interstitial/parenchymal lung disease

Focal/localized area of pneumonitis/fibrosis

Last update 17/06/2026

(Fr: fibrose pulmonaire localisée). A typical reaction to radiation therapy that is usually confined to the radiation field. May occur following radiation to the chest, or breast.. May occur as a complication of a few drugs

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