The Drug-Induced Cardiotoxicity Website and App
Frequency - Incidence
Incidence of cardiac adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as assessed by number of reported/published cases in the literature. Red digits in stars indicate: 0 = Very rare, questionable signal · 1 = < 10 cases · 2 = 10-50 cases · 3 = 50–100 cases · 4 = 100-200 cases · 5 = >200 cases
Evidence level/grade
Evidence level for cardiac adverse event(s) due to the specific drug as estimated using Hill’s (1965), Naranjo’s (1981), and Bégaud’s (1985) criteria applied to published cases. Blue digits in stars indicate: 0 = Questionable · 1 = Low · 2 = Moderate · 3 = Robust · 4 = Definite · 5 = Unquestionable, pathognomonic
Lung abscess/abscesses (see also VIr)
Publications
Adult Chemical Pneumonitis Caused by Accidental Kerosene Aspiration: A Case Report.
Cureus. 2026;18(2):e104383
Severe bilateral hydrocarbon pneumonitis requiring surgical drainage following accidental aspiration of industrial cleaning solvent in a seafarer: a case report.
Annals of occupational and environmental medicine. 2026;38:e8