Insidious Onset of Amiodarone Pulmonary Toxicity Presented with Hemoptysis.
10.4046/trd.2005.59.4.413
- Author:
Hearn Kook KIM
1
;
Bock Hyun JUNG
;
Kun Hee HAN
;
Jung Won HWANG
;
Young Ju CHO
;
Yong Jin PARK
;
Hyoung Jung JUNG
;
Mi Hye KIM
;
Dae Sik RYU
;
Gil Hyun KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan, Gangneung Asan Hospital, Gangneung, Korea. jbh@gnah.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Amiodarone pulmonary toxicity;
Hemoptysis;
Acute pneumonitis
- MeSH:
Amiodarone*;
Arrhythmias, Cardiac;
Cough;
Dyspnea;
Fibrosis;
Hemoptysis*;
Humans;
Incidence;
Pneumonia
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2005;59(4):413-417
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Amiodarone is widely used to control fatal arrhythmia. However, amiodarone therapy is associated with a relatively high incidence of pulmonary toxicity, up to 5 to 10%. Typical symptoms are nonspecific and often manifest as nonproductive cough, dyspnea and interstitial infiltrates in patients with acute pneumonitis or chronic fibrosis. However, hemoptysis is a very rare symptom of amiodarone pulmonary toxicity. We report a case of amiodarone pulmonary toxicity, who presented with hemoptysis and was successfully treated with the cessation of amiodarone, with review of the relevant literature.
