Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage and acute eosinophilic pneumonia: A rare form of amiodarone pulmonary toxicity diagnosed by bronchoalveolar lavage. 2023

Satoshi Anai, and Yuri Nakayama, and Hiroki Gushiken, and Shigeki Chinen, and Keita Masuda, and Hiroki Kamiya, and Shiho Ueno, and Minetaka Maeda, and Masaya Kiyuna, and Yoko Sato, and Tsuyoshi Matsumoto
Division of Respiratory Medicine, Yuuai Medical Center, Tomishiro City, Okinawa, Japan.

A 56-year-old man presented with fever, cough, and bloody sputum. He had undergone mitral valve replacement with mechanical prosthesis 14 months prior for mitral valve disease. Subsequently, the patient was taking warfarin and amiodarone. Chest imaging revealed dense, infiltrative shadows, and blood tests showed prolonged prothrombin time and eosinophilia. Warfarin was withdrawn, and antibiotics were started, but bloody sputum and respiratory failure persisted. Considering that eosinophilia was observed after the administration of amiodarone, the drug was discontinued, and bronchoalveolar lavage was performed. Cytology showed foam cells, eosinophils, and hemosiderin-laden macrophages; amiodarone-induced diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) and acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) were diagnosed, and the patient was treated with corticosteroids. This report describes the first documented case of amiodarone-induced DAH and AEP. When a patient taking amiodarone presents with antibiotic-refractory pneumonia with bloody sputum and eosinophilia, amiodarone-induced DAH and AEP should be considered. We report the first case of amiodarone-induced diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) and acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) diagnosed by foam cells, eosinophils, and hemosiderin-laden macrophages on bronchoalveolar lavage cytology. When a patient taking amiodarone presents with antibiotic-refractory pneumonia with bloody sputum and eosinophilia, amiodarone-induced DAH and AEP should be considered.

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