Diffuse interstitial pulmonary disease during amiodarone treatment.
A case of diffuse interstitial pneumopathy which was observed by photonic microscopy and confirmed by electron microscopy is presented in a patient treated with amiodarone only. The iatrogenic origin of this pneumopathy appears certain as clinical and radiological signs improved after amiodarone treatment was withdrawn.
D000638:Amiodarone / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D001572:Benzofurans; D000638:Amiodarone