Amiodarone pigmentation, eye and thyroid alterations.
Amiodarone is an effective cardiac antiarytmic drug. Long-term, high dose use of the drug is associated with skin discolouration, corneal deposition and alterations in thyroid hormone levels. We present the case of a 61-year-old woman suffering from the combination of these three side-effects.
Bahadir
S
S
Department of Dermatology, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey. umitco@superonline.com
Apaydin
R
R
Cobanoilu
U
U
Kapicioilu
Z
Z
Ozoran
Y
Y
Gökçe
M
M
Alpay
K
K
D000638:Amiodarone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003315:Cornea / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012880:Skin Pigmentation / Q000187:drug effects*; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000097:blood*
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D013963:Thyroid Hormones; D000638:Amiodarone