title: Drug-induced interstitial lung disease.
abstract: Drugs can have multiple different adverse effects on the lungs, airways, pleura, mediastinum, and the interstitium. Their appearance can mimic other interstitial lung diseases and, for the most part, drug-induced interstitial lung disease is a condition of exclusion rather than a specific entity that can be diagnosed with imaging studies or histology. It is important to be aware of all the potential adverse effects of drugs on the lung in order to recognize the condition and to discontinue the drug as soon as possible, as death will result in many of the situations discussed here if appropriate measures are not taken.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Limper
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Rosenow
mesh_terms: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D002423:Cause of Death; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000473:pathology; D010994:Pleura / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents