Recurrent amiodarone pulmonary toxicity
Chendrasekhar, A.; Barke, R.A.; Druck, P.
Southern Medical Journal 89(1): 85-86
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0038-4348 PMID: 8545700 Document Number: 462473
Amiodarone, a widely used antiarrhythmic drug, is associated with pulmonary toxicity, with an estimated mortality of 1% to 33%. Standard treatment for amiodarone pulmonary toxicity (APT) has been discontinuance of the drug and steroid therapy. We report a case of APT that recurred after withdrawal of steroids and failed to respond to reinstatement of steroid therapy. Recurrent APT is a rare clinical entity that has been reported only twice in recent literature.