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Drug induced pneumonitis
Author: Elliot Weisenberg, M.D.
Last author update: 1 September 2011
Last staff update: 11 August 2020
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Definition / generalCite this page: Weisenberg E. Drug induced pneumonitis. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/lungnontumordruginduced.html. Accessed April 18th, 2024.
Definition / general
- Hundred of drugs are associated with lung injury, including pulmonary edema, pulmonary hemorrhage, airway disease, pleural changes and vascular changes
- Bleomycin and amiodarone (5% - 15% of patients) causes pneumonitis and fibrosis
- Methotrexate, nitrofurantoin causes hypersensitivity pneumonitis
