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- Title
HRCT findings of amiodarone pulmonary toxicity: clinical and radiologic regression.
- Authors
Poll, Ludger Wilhelm; May, Philip; Koch, Jens-Albrecht; Hetzel, Gerd; Heering, Peter; Mödder, Ulrich; Poll, L W; May, P; Koch, J A; Hetzel, G; Heering, P; Mödder, U
- Abstract
Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic drug that can cause interstitial pneumonitis leading to pulmonary fibrosis. A 62-year-old man suffering from atrial fibrillation and recurrent dyspnea was treated with amiodarone. After 15 months of treatment, HRCT revealed bilateral interstitial and alveolar opacifications with high-attenuating pleural-parenchymal consolidations, suggesting amiodarone induced pneumonitis. Three months after cessation of amiodarone treatment, HRCT shows complete regression of pneumonitis. Amiodarone pneumonitis can be misinterpreted and mistreated in patients with further underlying diseases. The present case report demonstrates the diagnostic value of HRCT in the diagnosis of interstitial pneumonitis.
- Subjects
DYSPNEA; PULMONARY manifestations of general diseases; RESPIRATORY diseases; HEART failure; PNEUMONIA; TOMOGRAPHY; CASE studies
- Publication
Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2001, Vol 6, Issue 3, p307
- ISSN
1074-2484
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/107424840100600311