Amiodarone pulmonary toxicity

• Autor(es): Rodrigues, H ; Belo-Oliveira, P ; Costa, JF ; Donato, P
• Data: 2005
• Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/47
• Origem: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
• Assunto(s): Amiodarona
• Tipo de Documento: Artigo
• Idioma: Inglês

Descrição

Our patient who was on long term amiodarone treatment presented with a 10 day history of cough and dyspnea. Chest X-ray showed multiple pulmonary infiltrates. HRCT depicted patchy areas of ground glass attenuation and areas of consolidation, with a peripheral and peribronchovascular distribution, associated with dilated bronchi. The amiodarone was discontinued and the patient treated with corticosteroids.