Acute amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity: an association of risk factors in a child operated by arterial switch operation.
Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic benzoflurane drug with an imposing adverse effect profile. Amiodarone pulmonary toxicity is the major complication. It is well described in adults, whereas it is extremely rare in pediatric patients. This is a case of a child with supraventricular tachycardia post repair of transposition of the great vessels who developed amiodarone toxicity.
Department of Cardiology, CHU Côte de Nacre, University Hospital of Caen, Caen, France. fabien.labombarda@wanadoo.fr
Fabien
F
Labombarda
Phalla
P
Ou
Bertrand
B
Stos
Jacques
J
de Blic
Elisabeth
E
Villain
Daniel
D
Sidi
D000208:Acute Disease; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000638:Amiodarone