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A clinical case of oligosymptomatic «amiodaron lung» clinical course

N.V. Pyrikova, I.V. Osipova, D.V. Petrova, S.I. Kytmanova

1) Altai State Medical University, Barnaul, Russian Federation; 2) Regional Clinical Hospital, Barnaul, Russian Federation
Abstract. Timely diagnosis of drug-induced lung injury is a pressing clinical challenge, as in majority of cases, discontinuing the drug helps for resolution of the pathological process. Amiodarone is a frequently prescribed medication for cardiac arrhythmias, but it has numerous side effects. Diagnostic difficulties in identifying amiodarone-induced lung injury are associated with late clinical and radiographic manifestations and the absence of specific signs of this condition. Article presents a clinical case of asymptomatic “amiodaron lung”, demonstrating the importance of prevention and early detection of interstitial lung disease associated with amiodarone intake.

Keywords

“amiodaron lung”
amiodarone
interstitial pulmonary disease

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About the Authors

Natalya V. Pyrikova, MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), associate professor, professor of the Department of faculty therapy and geriatrics, Altai State Medical University, Barnaul, Russian Federation.
E-mail: allinatali@mail.ru
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4387-7737, eLibrary SPIN: 5281-3397. Scopus ID: 34977555300
Irina V. Osipova, MD, Dr. Sci.(Medicine), professor, head of the Department of faculty therapy and geriatrics, Altai State Medical University, Barnaul, Russian Federation.
E-mail: i.v.osipova@gmail.com
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6845-6173. eLibrary SPIN: 1904-5154. Scopus ID: 7005749604
Dina V. Petrova, MD, PhD (Medicine), head of the Department of pulmonology, Regional Clinical Hospital, Barnaul, Russian Federation.
E-mail: dinapetrova05@mail.ru
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7419-3401
Svetlana I. Kytmanova, MD, general practitioner of the Department of pulmonology, Regional Clinical Hospital, Barnaul, Russian Federation.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6094-8490

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