The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website

Acupuncture

Cardiac injury/trauma

Li XF, Wang X

Acupuncture therapy related cardiac injury.

Chinese journal of integrative medicine 2013 Dec;19;885-8 — 2013 Dec — 885-8

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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