title: [Pulmonary toxicity of amiodarone].
abstract: A case of lung disease due to amiodarone is described based on epidemiological, clinical and evolution criteria, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) analysis, X-ray and pathological study by optic and electron microscopy. Iodine on pulmonary tissue quantified spectrophotometrically was 2 p.p.m. This was not observed in normal lung tissue. The best diagnostic criteria for amiodarone pneumopathy are discussed highlighting lymphocytosis in the BAL and the presence of dense lamellar bodies in the ultrastructural study of the affected lung tissue.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sevillano Martín
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Callol Sánchez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Calderón Alvarez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moreno Muro
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Gómez de Terreros
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000638:Amiodarone
vernacular_title: Toxicidad pulmonar por amiodarona.