Case | First author [ref.] | Vaccine | Sex | Age yrs | Onset of ILD day | Previous illness | Symptoms | Chest CT | Treatment | Outcome |
1 | Johnston [4] | NA | M | 58 | 10 | Pneumothoraces (after lobectomy), arthritis, AMI, nephrolithiasis | Fever, dyspnoea, weight loss | NA | Corticosteroids | Survival |
2 | Heinrichs [5] | 2009, seasonal | F | 59 | 6 | Extrinsic allergic alveolitis to parakeets | Fever, dyspnoea, joint pain | Bilateral GGO, patchy infiltration | Corticosteroids | Survival |
3 | Kanemitsu [6] | 2009, seasonal | M | 74 | 1 | GERD | Fever, dry cough | Bilateral patchy infiltration | Corticosteroids | Survival |
4 | Bhurayanontachai [7] | 2009, H1N1 | F | 38 | 1 | None | Dyspnoea, myalgia | Bilateral lung infiltration | NA (aggressive treatment) | Survival |
5 | Umeda [8] | 2009, H1N1 | M | 57 | 2 | Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | Fever, dyspnoea | Bilateral GGO | Corticosteroids, CPA, CyA, sivelestat, PMX-DHP | Survival |
6 | Kumamoto [9] | 2009, H1N1 | M | 61 | 2 | Lung cancer (after lobectomy and chemotherapy) | Fever, dyspnoea, dry cough | Bilateral GGO | Corticosteroids | Survival |
7 | Present study | 2011, seasonal | F | 75 | 7 | Blood pressure, diabetes, dialysis | Fever | Bilateral patchy infiltration | Corticosteroids | Survival |
ILD: interstitial lung disease; CT: computed tomography; AMI: acute myocardial infarction; GERD: gastro-oesophageal reflux disease; GGO: ground-glass opacities; NA: not available; CPA: cyclophosphamide; CyA: cyclosporine A; PMX-DHP: polymyxin-B direct hemoperfusion.