Definition

• Drug-induced lung diseases are classically thought of as interstitial or infiltrative lung disease (ILD) caused by a drug.
• Common patterns of drug-induced lung disease include:
  • Asthma and bronchospasm
    
    • Exacerbation of asthma in patients with existing condition
    • Bronchospasm in normal persons
  • Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia
  • Hypersensitivity infiltrate
  • Interstitial pneumonitis or fibrosis
  • Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema
  • Pleural effusions
  • Pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia
  • Pulmonary vascular disease
  • Parenchymal hemorrhage

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