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Drug-Induced Respiratory Disease in Connective Tissue Diseases

2004

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses drug-induced respiratory disease in connective tissue diseases. Drug-induced lung diseases (DILDs) vary in severity from mild to life threatening. Generally, DILDs subside upon drug discontinuance, and leave permanent sequelae in a minority of patients. Less frequently, DILDs persist unabated, or progress despite drug withdrawal, requiring specific management. Drugs used in connective tissue diseases (CTDs) can produce a constellation of pulmonary and systemic reactions. These can mimic pulmonary involvement from CTD, a systemic disease, or an infection, and are difficult to prevent, predict, and diagnose. Maintaining a high index of suspicion enable…