CHORUS
Collaborative Hypertext of Radiology
Respiratory system
About CHORUS
Disclaimer
Copyright
|
amiodarone
antiarrhythmic drug
- can cause lung disease
symptoms:
- dyspnea, cough, fever, pleuritis
HRCT findings:
- predominantly peripheral, interstitial and alveolar infiltrates
- patchy upper-lobe consolidation and pleural effusion -- occasionally
- consolidated lung can have very high density due to iodine.
- DDx: infectious pneumonitis, CHF
- also causes dense liver due to iodine content
Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013
Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
|