Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia during low-dose amiodarone therapy

G A Jessurun; K Hoogenberg; H J Crijns

doi:10.1002/clc.4960200322

Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia during low-dose amiodarone therapy

Clin Cardiol. 1997 Mar;20(3):300-2. doi: 10.1002/clc.4960200322.

Authors

G A Jessurun¹, K Hoogenberg, H J Crijns

Affiliation

¹ University Hospital Groningen, Department of Cardiology, The Netherlands.

Abstract

Two cases of amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity during a relatively short period of low-dose amiodarone treatment are reported. The toxicity risk of amiodarone is determined by cumulative factors in individual patients.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Amiodarone / administration & dosage
Amiodarone / adverse effects*
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / administration & dosage
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / adverse effects*
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / chemically induced*
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Male
Radiography
Risk Factors

Substances

Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Amiodarone