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Case Reports
. 2021 Dec 31;14(12):e247597.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-247597.

Acute amiodarone interstitial toxicity presenting as unilateral pneumonitis

James Chen  1 , Stephen Hinton  2   3
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Acute amiodarone interstitial toxicity presenting as unilateral pneumonitis

James Chen et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: cardiovascular system; interstitial lung disease; unwanted effects / adverse reactions.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Chest X-ray series. (A) Day 23 with normal appearance on admission to our hospital. (B) Day 34 following commencement of amiodarone. (C) Day 46, after 16 days of exposure to amiodarone. (D) Day 51 with complete whiteout of the right lung.
Figure 2
Figure 2
A—CT chest scan on Day 37—unilateral ground-glass opacities with subpleural predominantly of the right lung.
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