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Philippe Camus, M.D.
Dijon, France
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Contraceptive drugs or pills (oral)
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension
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Most reports were published in a quite distant past. There is no strong recent evidence
Last update :
16/01/2013
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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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Publications
Pulmonary hypertension, systemic lupus erythematosus, and the contraceptive pill: another report.
Pulmonary hypertension in patients using oral contraceptives. A report of six cases.
Editorial: Pulmonary hypertension and oral contraceptive usage.