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. 2018 Aug;10(8):5030–5038. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.07.78

Table 1. Classification grouping and etiologies of uncommon presentations of acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Classification Groupings Primary etiology N
Direct Inhalation injury Smoke inhalation, near-drowning 8, 2
Indirect Drug overdose Drug overdose 13
Hepatic failure End-stage liver disease 7
Pancreatic Pancreatitis 16
Neurogenic Non-traumatic acute brain injury 8
Perfusion-related Hemorrhagic shock, reperfusion injury 8, 1
Transfusion-related Multiple transfusions 3
Toxicity-related Acute bleomycin toxicity, radiation exposure 2, 1
Hyper-immune response Tumor lysis syndrome, dye reaction, Steven-Johnson syndrome, IRIS-HAART 1, 1, 1, 1
Burns 2nd/3rd degree ≥30% BSA 2
Malaria Malaria 1
UNK Idiopathic Idiopathic 10

BSA, body surface area; IRIS-HAART, immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome-highly active anti-retroviral therapy.