[Amiodarone-induced pneumonia].
A case of cordarone-induced pneumopathy in a man is reported diagnosed one year after the appearance of its first symptoms. Withdrawal of cordarone and prescription of glucocorticoid therapy resulted in positive dynamics of the patient's condition. Differential diagnostics of this rather common pathology sometimes encounters difficulties. Demonstration of this complication of anti-arrhythmic therapy illustrates the importance of careful analysis of the current and past medical history of a patient with special reference to the drugs used for the treatment.
P N
PN
Barlamov
Iu S
IuS
Mokrushina
V V
VV
Shchekotov
D000368:Aged; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000188:drug therapy; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000638:Amiodarone