Very early onset of acute amiodarone pulmonary toxicity presenting with hemoptysis

Itamar Goldstein*, Marcel Topilsky, David Segev, Aharon Isakov, Israel Heller

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1446-1447
Number of pages2
JournalChest
Volume111
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997

Keywords

  • amiodarone
  • amiodarone pulmonary toxicity
  • hemoptysis

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