title: The blue child - amiodarone-induced blue-gray skin syndrome and pulmonary mass in a child.
abstract: Adverse effects of amiodarone are rarely seen in pediatric patients, but may occur if amiodarone is applied for long-term treatment. Two rather rare phenomena are blue-gray skin pigmentation and pulmonary mass. They represent important differential diagnoses from more common clinical complications like pneumonia and drug-induced toxic skin lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department for Pediatric Cardiology University of Leipzig - Heart Center Strümpellstr. 39 04289 Leipzig Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paech
authors.affiliation: Department for Pediatric Cardiology University of Leipzig - Heart Center Strümpellstr. 39 04289 Leipzig Germany.
authors.forename: Franziska
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.affiliation: Department for Pediatric Cardiology German Heart Center St. Augustin St. Augustin Germany.
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Suchowerskyj
authors.affiliation: Department for Pediatric Cardiology University of Leipzig - Heart Center Strümpellstr. 39 04289 Leipzig Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weidenbach
keywords: Amiodarone; arrhythmia; child; pulmonary mass; skin pigmentation