The Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease Website

Waterproofing agents/sprays - Household cleansing agents and aerosols

Including sealants and artificial snow spray

Alveolar hemorrhage (AH), diffuse AH (DAH)

Acute lung injury - ARDS

Methemoglobinemia

Pneumonitis (ILD)

Pneumonitis (ILD), acute and/or severe (may cause ARDS)

Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP)

Progression, acceleration or exacerbation of preexisting ILD/fibrosis

Death following exposure or poisoning

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

No activity has been recorded yet.