Drug Reactions



Drug Reactions


Timothy C. Allen MD, JD

Jaishree Jagirdar MD

Philip T. Cagle MD



Pulmonary reactions to drugs may be idiosyncratic or dose related and include diffuse alveolar damage, intra-alveolar hemorrhage, nonspecific interstitial pneumonia, usual interstitial pneumonia, organizing pneumonia, lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia, giant cell interstitial pneumonia, pulmonary edema, granulomatous interstitial pneumonia, pulmonary hypertension, and eosinophilic pneumonia. Transbronchial biopsy may be sufficient to diagnose many of these patterns, but because these patterns are nonspecific and may be caused by many other etiologies, a definitive diagnosis of drug reaction is not possible from the biopsy findings alone in most cases. Clinical history is of great importance in suggesting that the features on transbronchial biopsy are drug related. Table 28.1 lists the drugs that are well established as causes of pulmonary reactions. This list is not exhaustive, and it continues to grow as new drugs come to market or reactions to previously marketed drugs are documented.








Table 28-1 Drugs Causing Lung Disease






















































































Anticoagulants
    Amiodarone
    Fibrinolytic agents
    Protamine
    Tocainide
Antibiotics
    Nitrofurantoin
    Sulfasalazine
    Sulfonamides
    Amphotericin B
Chemotherapeutic: Cytotoxic
    Chlorambucil
    Azathioprine
    Busulfan
    Procarbazine
    Vinblastine
    Bleomycin
    Cyclophosphamide
    Melphalan
    Nitrosoureas
    Mitomycin
Chemotherapeutic: Noncytotoxic
    Methotrexate
    Cytarabine
    Procarbazine
Intravenous
    Talc
    Morrhuate sodium
    Blood
    L-tryptophan
Analgesic
    Naloxone
    Heroin
    Methadone
    Salicylates
    Propoxyphene
Anti-inflammatory
    Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents
    Acetylsalicylic acid
    Penicillamine
    Gold
    Methotrexate

Only gold members can continue reading. Log In or Register to continue

Stay updated, free articles. Join our Telegram channel

Oct 10, 2016 | Posted by in GENERAL | Comments Off on Drug Reactions

Full access? Get Clinical Tree

Get Clinical Tree app for offline access