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Vicks Vaporub TM (R)

Thermal (burns, frostbite), chemical or caustic injury (face, buccal mucosa, pharynx, upper airway)

Air passages include the nostrils

Fung AE, Oxford KW

Microwave-superheated Vics Vapo Rub: an ocular public health danger.

American journal of ophthalmology 2004 Feb;137;379-80 — 2004 Feb — 379-80

Diagnosing DIRD

Drug and radiation history

Drug singularity - Correct identification of the drug

Consistent timing of exposure v. onset of symptoms

Clinical, imaging, BAL, pathological pattern consistent with the specific drug

Careful exlusion of another cause

Remission of symptoms with removal of drug

Recurrence with rechallenge (rarely advisable)

Causality assessment

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