Epidemiology
The occurrence of amiodarone-induced pulmonary lesions is correlated with cumulative doses and pre-existent respiratory diseases
Amiodarone pulmonary toxicity
Several pulmonary diseases can manifest including interstitial
Amiodarone pulmonary toxicity (APT) is the most serious side effect of amiodarone
A 63-year-old male with non-ischemic
Amiodarone is an iodinated benzofuran derivative that represents a new and extremely effective therapy for certain life-threatening cardiac rhythm disturbances
This helps keep your heart rhythm normal
Six of 15 patients who had toxic reactions presented with an acute illness that resembled an infectious disease
Introduction
Amiodarone is a widely used antiarrhythmic drug, but it can cause serious adverse reactions in various organs, especially the lungs and the thyroid
[] Acute pulmonary toxicity is rare with high mortality rates, and only a few case reports are
This drug is an iodinecontaining compound that tends to accumulate in several organs, including the lungs
Thoracic x-ray and functional lung tests are recommended initially when amiodarone is introduced
The primary treatment when APT becomes a consideration is immediate discontinuation of Amiodarone
It is associated with various pulmonary adverse effects, including but not limited to interstitial fibrosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, acute
Amiodarone pulmonary toxicity is a potentially fatal adverse effect associated with amiodarone use
We present the case of a 58 year old woman who underwent thoracic surgery with lobe
3 With the development of new therapeutic agents, catheter ablation, and
Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) investigation confirmed the absence of coronavirus genome in the lower respiratory tract; conversely, high numbers of foamy macrophages, eosinophils, and cytotoxic T
On rare occasions (2-5% of patients), amiodarone may worsen the arrhythmia being treated
Pulmonary toxicity secondary to CORDARONE may result from either indirect or direct toxicity as represented by hypersensitivity pneumonitis (including eosinophilic pneumonia) or interstitial/alveolar pneumonitis, respectively