Amiodarone-induced systemic lupus erythematosus.
Drug-induced lupus is not a very common entity. Drugs like hydralazine, procainamide have been reported to induce lupus, but so far there is no case report of amiodarone-induced lupus in Indian literature. A case of atrial fibrillation in an elderly man who came with systemic features of lupus after amiodarone therapy for one and half years is reported.
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Department of Medicine, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan, West Bengal.
D000638:Amiodarone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000638:Amiodarone