Very early onset of amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity. 2013

Wonho Lee, and Dong Rueol Ryu, and Seon-Sook Han, and Sook-Won Ryu, and Byung Ryul Cho, and Hyucki Kwon, and Bo Ra Kim
Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, Korea.

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.

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