Very Early Onset of Amiodarone-Induced Pulmonary Toxicity.
10.4070/kcj.2013.43.10.699
- Author:
Wonho LEE
1
;
Dong Rueol RYU
;
Seon Sook HAN
;
Sook Won RYU
;
Byung Ryul CHO
;
Hyucki KWON
;
Bo Ra KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, Korea. rdr0203@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Amiodarone;
Drug toxicity;
Myocardial infarctions;
Arrhythmias, cardiac
- MeSH:
Amiodarone;
Arrhythmias, Cardiac;
Drug Toxicity*;
Early Diagnosis;
Humans;
Infarction;
Middle Aged;
Myocardial Infarction;
Tachycardia, Ventricular
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2013;43(10):699-701
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Amiodarone is a widely used antiarrhythmic agent. Among its various adverse effects, amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity (APT) is the most life threatening complication, which has been described mostly in patients who have been in treatment with high accumulative doses for a long duration of time. However, amiodarone therapy in short-term duration induced APT was rarely reported. We describe a case of a 54-year-old man who is presented with symptoms of APT after a few days of therapy for post-myocardial infarction ventricular tachycardia. For early diagnosis and successful treatment, awareness and high suspicion of this rare type of early onset APT is crucial in patients with amiodarone therapy.
