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Acute Amiodarone Pulmonary Toxicity after Drug Holiday: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Saad, Marwan
Ayan, Mohamed
Kabach, Amjad
Smer, Aiman
Abuzaid, Ahmed
Haddad, Toufik Mahfood
Arouni, Amy
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-05-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Amiodarone is reported to cause a wide continuum of serious clinical effects.
It is often challenging to detect Amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity (AIPT).
Typically, the diagnosis is made based on the clinical settings and may be supported by histopathology results, if available.
We describe a 57-year-old patient who developed severe rapidly progressive respiratory failure secondary to AIPT with acute bilateral infiltrates and nodular opacities on chest imaging.
Interestingly, Amiodarone was discontinued 3 weeks prior to his presentation.
He had normal cardiac filling pressures confirmed by echocardiography.
To our knowledge, this is the first case of isolated acute lung injury induced by Amiodarone, three weeks after therapy cessation, with adequate clinical improvement after supportive management and high dose steroid therapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abuzaid, Ahmed& Saad, Marwan& Ayan, Mohamed& Kabach, Amjad& Haddad, Toufik Mahfood& Smer, Aiman…[et al.]. 2015. Acute Amiodarone Pulmonary Toxicity after Drug Holiday: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Cardiology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058177
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abuzaid, Ahmed…[et al.]. Acute Amiodarone Pulmonary Toxicity after Drug Holiday: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Cardiology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058177
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abuzaid, Ahmed& Saad, Marwan& Ayan, Mohamed& Kabach, Amjad& Haddad, Toufik Mahfood& Smer, Aiman…[et al.]. Acute Amiodarone Pulmonary Toxicity after Drug Holiday: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Cardiology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058177
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058177