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| Year : 2011 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 157-158 |
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| Cilazapril-induced pleural effusion: A case report and review of the literature |
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Syed Ahmed Zaki1, Angadi Rajasab Nilofer2
1 Department of Pediatrics, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jaya Jagadguru Murugharajendra Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka, India
| Date of Web Publication | 29-Jun-2011 |
Correspondence Address:
Syed Ahmed Zaki
Department of Pediatrics, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1817-1737.82459 
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How to cite this article:
Zaki SA, Nilofer AR. Cilazapril-induced pleural effusion: A case report and review of the literature. Ann Thorac Med 2011;6:157-8 |
Sir,
We read with interest the article by Kupeli et al. on "Cilazapril-induced pleural effusion: A case report and review of the literature." [1] We would like to make the following comments:
Recognition of adverse drug effects (ADRs) and establishing a causal relationship between the drug and the adverse event is essential. The authors should have objectively assessed and presented "Cilazapril-induced pleural effusion" based on an acceptable "Probability Scale." The causality assessment system proposed by the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring, the Uppsala Monitoring Centre (WHO-UMC) and the Naranjo probability scale are the generally accepted and most widely used methods for causality assessment in clinical practice as they offer a simple methodology. [2],[3] They are well-structured, consistent and easy to apply assessment methods. [Table 1] and [Table 2] summarise the "Naranjo ADR Probability Scale" and the WHO-UMC causality system, respectively. [2],[3] We request the Editors that Annals of Thoracic Medicine should use either of the above two scales while reviewing articles related to ADRs.
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| 1. | Kupeli E, Ulubay G, Ulasli SS, Kilic D. Cilazapril-induced pleural effusion: A case report and review of the literature. Ann Thorac Med 2010;5:171-3. 
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| 2. | Naranjo CA, Busto U, Sellers EM, Sandor P, Ruiz I, Roberts EA, et al. A method for estimating the probability of adverse drug reactions. Clin Pharmacol Ther 1981;30:239-24.
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| 3. | The use of the WHO-UMC system for standardised case causality assessment. Available from: http://www.who-umc.org/graphics/4409.pdf [Last accessed on 2011 Feb 20].
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