Amiodarone-induced vasculitis and a review of the cutaneous side-effects of amiodarone.
Amiodarone is a valuable agent, used in the management of intractable cardiac arrhythmias. Its widespread use persists despite a list of well recognized side-effects. Skin reactions are common, usually presenting as photosensitivity or less frequently as a blue/grey pigmentation on light-exposed sites. Leucocytoclastic vasculitis following treatment with amiodarone has been reported rarely. We describe a further case and briefly review the unwanted cutaneous manifestations of amiodarone therapy.
Department of Dermatology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn, Norfolk, UK.
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D000368:Aged; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000473:pathology; D017445:Skin Diseases, Vascular / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology
D000638:Amiodarone