2. Drug
Induced
Pulmonary
Diseases
Definition :
Drug induced pulmonary disease is lung disease
caused by a bad reaction to a medication .
OR
Drug induced pulmonary disease is defined as any
lung disease caused by a drug or medication .
6. Drug
Induced
Pulmonary
Diseases 1) BRONCHOSPASM
Bronchospasm (Contract airways) is due to irritation ,
inflammation of the airways .
Most common drug induced pulmonary adverse event
Clinical presentation is the same as with non drug
induced bronchospasm
Risk factors include pre-existing hyper reactive lung
disease , smoking , advanced age and respiratory
infections .
8. Drug
Induced
Pulmonary
Diseases Management
• Avoidance of causative agents .
• Treat acute anaphylaxis with low doses of injectable
epinephrine .
• Oxygen , Corticosteroids .
• Inhaled beta 2 agonists are useful for persistent
bronchospasm.
9. Drug
Induced
Pulmonary
Diseases 2) Pulmonary Edema
● Cardiogenic and non cardiogenic.
• Symptoms include dyspnea , chest discomfort ,
tachypnea , hypoxemia .
• Management focuses on adequate life support
and limit the accumulation of extravascular water
in the lungs.
10. Drug
Induced
Pulmonary
Diseases
3) Pulmonary Hypertnsion
• It is rare but life threatening .
• Symptoms include dyspnea, fatigue , weakness , chest pain ,syncope.
● Drugs Causing Pulmonary Hypertension : Appetite suppressants ,
Fenfluramine derivatives , Amphetamine derivatives , Serotonin specific
reuptake inhibitors
● Management :
• Supplemental oxygen , diuretics ,Inotropic agents, Anticoagulants,
Prostacyclin analogues, Endothelin receptors antagonist, Calcium channel
blockers.
11. Drug
Induced
Pulmonary
Diseases 4) Interstitial Lung Diseases
I. Interstitial Pneumonia :
• Diseases involving the space between the alveolus and capillary.
• The infiltrates consists of fluid and or cells that gather in the areas of the
lungs.
● Drugs causing interstitial pneumonia :
• Epidermal growth factor receptor antagonist
• Tyrosine kinase inhibitors
• Methotrexate
• Nitrofurantoin
12. Drug
Induced
Pulmonary
Diseases 4) Interstitial Lung Diseases
II. Pulmonary Fibrosis :
• It is characterized by accumulation of excessive connective tissues in the
lungs .
• Activation of coagulation cascade and generation of coagulation proteases
play a key role.
● Drugs that causes Pulmonary Fibrosis :
• Cytotoxic drugs like bleomycin , busulfan , carmustine, cyclophosphamide,
mitomycin.
• Non cytotoxic drugs like amiodarone ,bromocriptine ,ergot ,derivatives
,heroin , methysergide.
13. Drug
Induced
Pulmonary
Diseases 5) Pulmonary Eosinophilia
● It is characterized by pulmonary infiltration of eosinophils in alveolar
spaces, the interstitial or both • Pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia
(PIE) • Diagnosis is done by lung biopsy • Loeffler syndrome • Churg –
Strauss syndrome (CSS)
● Drugs causing pulmonary eosinophilia:
• Antimicrobial agents
• NSAIDS
• Leukotriene antagonists
• Minocycline
• nitrofurantoin
14. Drug
Induced
Pulmonary
Diseases 6) Pleural Inflammation
● Symptoms are pleuritic chest pain, dyspnea, and cough • Mechanism
include hypersensitivity or allergic reaction, direct toxicity, increased
production of oxygen-free radicals, suppression of antioxidant defenses,
and chemically-induced inflammation
● Drugs causing pleural inflammation includes:
• Dantrolene
• Ergot alkaloids (Bromocriptine, methergine, pergolide)
• nitrofurantoin
15. Drug
Induced
Pulmonary
Diseases 7) Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH) & Vasculitis :
• DAH is characterized by bleeding from pulmonary capillaries, leading to the accumulation of red blood cells in the
alveolar spaces• Symptoms include varying degrees of hemoptysis, cough, and progressive dyspnea • Drug-related
pathogenic mechanisms include hypersensitivity reaction, direct toxicity diffuse alveolar damage (DAD), and
coagulation defects.
● Drugs causing DAH :
• Anticoagulants
• Dextran 70
• Platelet aggregation inhibitors
• Thrombolytic agents
• Chemotherapeutic agents
• Cocaine
• Hydralazine
• Nitrofurantoin
• Penicillin
16. Drug
Induced
Pulmonary
Diseases 8) Diffuse Alveolar Damage (DAD)
● In DAD, the alveolar epithelial cells are sloughed, and the lung interstitial
becomes edematous. • Chronic inflammation and fibroproliferation of the
alveolar walls can present early in the process • DAD presents with
dyspnea, diffuse pulmonary infiltrates
● Drugs causing DAD :
• Alkylating agents
• Antibiotics
• Antimetabolites
• Aspirin
17. Drug
Induced
Pulmonary
Diseases 9) Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome (DHS) :
● DHS is a systemic idiosyncratic reaction • It is defined by the presence of
fever, rash, and organ involvement, including pneumonitis • Clinical
presentations may involve dermatologic, hematologic, lymphatic, or
internal organ systems. • Management involves drug withdrawal,
supportive care and corticosteroid therapy
● Drugs causing DHS :
• Allopurinol
• Anticonvulsants Carbamazepine phenytoin
• Sulfonamides
18. Drug
Induced
Pulmonary
Diseases 10) Amiodarone Induced Pulmonary Toxicity (APT):
● APT has an average onset of 18-24 months • It can present as
various patterns of pulmonary toxicity • Symptoms include
fatigue, dyspnea, nonproductive cough, pleuritic chest pain,
crackles , weight loss • MOA : During chronic therapy amiodarone
and its metabolic product DEAm accumulate in lungs which are
toxic to the lung cells
● Management: Corticosteroid therapy for 6 month or 1 year Eg:
0.75 – 1 mg/kg of oral predinisolome .