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Philippe Camus, M.D.
Dijon, France
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Streptokinase
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VIII.b
Hematoma of/around central airway wall potentially causing UAO
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13/09/2012
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Diagnosing DIRD
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Drug and radiation history
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Drug singularity - Correct identification of the drug
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Consistent timing of exposure v. onset of symptoms
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Clinical, imaging, BAL, pathological pattern consistent with the specific drug
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Careful exlusion of another cause
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Remission of symptoms with removal of drug
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Recurrence with rechallenge (rarely advisable)
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Causality assessment
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See also under
Anticoagulants, direct oral (anti-thrombin, -IIa, -Xa) - NOAC
Anticoagulants, oral (vitamin K antagonists-VKA)
Superwarfarins (vitamin K super antagonist rodenticides)
Thrombolytic (fibrinolytic) agents
Publications
Airway obstruction: a rare complication of thrombolytic therapy.
Lingual hematoma as a potential cause of upper airway obstruction.