The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website
Pleural effusion (uni or bilateral) (can accompany ILD induced by the drug)
Evidence level
low
Lone, isolated, free-flowing pleural effusion on imaging. See other forms of pleural effusions under Vb, d, e, g, h, i, m which may present similarly on imaging. The effusion can be uni- or bilateral. More often a lymphocyte-, mixed or neutrophil-rich exudate. At times the effusion is eosipophil-rich. Pleural effusion can be present with the acute clinical phase of severe drug-induced ILD (e.g. methotrexate lung; PMID 16840219). In general, pleural effusion in the context of drug-induced ILD or pulmonary edema is not tabulated under this heading. ANA-panel indicated to diagnose drug-induced lupus PMID 10424528
Publications
Clinical features of docetaxel chemotherapy-related lymphedema.
Lymphatic research and biology 2014 Sep;12;197-202 — 2014 Sep — 197-202
Tamiya A, Naito T, Miura S, Morii S, Tsuya A, Nakamura Y, Kaira K, Murakami H, Takahashi T, Yamamoto N, Endo M
Interstitial lung disease associated with docetaxel in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
Anticancer research 2012 Mar;32;1103-6 — 2012 Mar — 1103-6