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Year : 2013  |  Volume : 16  |  Issue : 4  |  Page : 165-167

Acute amiodarone pulmonary toxicity in a patient with acute anterior wall myocardial infarction and ventricular tachycardia


Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Vijayakumar Subban
Department of Cardiology, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Madras Medical Mission, 4A, JJ Nagar, Mogappair, Chennai - 600 037, Tamil Nadu
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DOI: 10.4103/1118-8561.125567

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Acute amiodarone pulmonary toxicity is a rare cause of acute respiratory distress in intensive care units. A 52-year-old man developed acute respiratory distress following intravenous amiodarone administration for refractory ventricular tachycardia. His chest X-ray and high resolution computed tomography-scans showed bilateral infiltrates with peripheral sparing. Patient improved following withdrawal of amiodarone and steroid therapy.


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