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Philippe Camus, M.D.
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XXIV.k
Veterinary: Granulomatous interstitial pneumonia
Last update :
01/01/1970
Causative drugs
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Charcoal, activated (aspirated)
I.s
I - Interstitial/parenchymal lung disease
I.s - A mass or masses
II.b
II - Pulmonary edema - Acute lung injury - ARDS
II.b - ARDS - Acute lung injury
IV.c
IV - Airway involvement
IV.c - Obliterative bronchiolitis (a pattern consistent with) (see also IVn, XVx)
IV.r
IV - Airway involvement
IV.r - Airway pigmentation (black, bluish, petechial)
V.x
V - Pleural and/or pericardial involvement
V.x - Black pleural effusion
XV.q
XV - Pathology
XV.q - Path: Foreign body deposits/granulomatous reaction
XV.aa
XV - Pathology
XV.aa - Path: Foreign body bronchiolitis (see also IVi)
XXIV.k
XXIV - Veterinary medicine
XXIV.k - Veterinary: Granulomatous interstitial pneumonia
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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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