title: [Acute fulminant hepatic failure after short-term amiodarone].
abstract: Acute liver failure occurred in a 59-year-old man with congestive heart failure within 4 days of oral loading with amiodarone. Hepatic toxicity of amiodarone leads to 2 histologic pictures: pseudo-alcoholic hepatitis and phospholipoidosis. Immune mechanisms are possible in amiodarone hepatotoxicity.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Medicine B, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Benbassat
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shahar
mesh_terms: D000638:Amiodarone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000638:Amiodarone