VERY EARLY-ONSET OF ACUTE AMIODARONE PULMONARY TOXICITY PRESENTING WITH HEMOPTYSIS

Authors
GOLDSTEIN I TOPILSKY M SEGEV D ISAKOV A HELLER I
Citation
I. Goldstein et al., VERY EARLY-ONSET OF ACUTE AMIODARONE PULMONARY TOXICITY PRESENTING WITH HEMOPTYSIS, Chest, 111(5), 1997, pp. 1446-1447
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
111
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1446 - 1447
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1997)111:5<1446:VEOAAP>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
A case of amiodarone pulmonary toxicity (APT) occurring within days of the start of therapy and presenting with hemoptysis is reported. Both the very early onset and the presenting symptom are highly unusual in this entity. Implications in the diagnosis of APT are discussed.