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Amiodarone induced pneumonitis and hyperthyroidism: case report.
Amiodarone is a highly effective antiarrhythmic agent used in life-threatening ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias. Its long-term use may however lead to several adverse effects, including corneal deposits, liver and thyroid gland dysfunction, lung lesions, bone marrow injury, skin lesions, or neurological abnormalities. The article presents the case of a 56-year-old man with a history...
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To exploit the antiarrhythmic effect of amiodarone when patients develop the side effect of thyrotoxicosis three patients with hyperthyroidism induced by amiodarone were given simultaneously 1 g potassium perchlorate a day for 40 days and a starting dose of 40 mg methimazole a day while they continued to take amiodarone. As hyperthyroidism might have recurred after potassium perchlorate treatme...
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To cite: Voruganti DC, Cadaret L. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2017219373 DESCRIPTION A man aged 62 years presented with shortness of breath (SOB) for 1 week. He has a history of nonischaemic cardiomyopathy, diabetes mellitus and atrial fibrillation (AF). ECG revealed AF with rapid ventricular rate and chest X-ray was consistent with pulmonary c...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.77.907.358a