Back to drug
The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website
XXIV.i
Progression, acceleration or exacerbation of preexisting ILD/fibrosis
Evidence level
probable
(Fr: aggravation d'une Pn interstitielle préexistante). The preexistinf ILD can be idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), rheumatoid lung, CTD-related or any kind of ILD/pulmonary fibrosis. Can cause acute fatal respiratory failure in 25-30% of those affected. See also Iw.