title: Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia during low-dose amiodarone therapy.
abstract: Two cases of amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity during a relatively short period of low-dose amiodarone treatment are reported. The toxicity risk of amiodarone is determined by cumulative factors in individual patients.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Groningen, Department of Cardiology, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Jessurun
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hoogenberg
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Crijns
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018549:Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000638:Amiodarone