Amiodarone-Induced Multiorgan Toxicity with Ocular Findings on Confocal Microscopy

Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic medication that can adversely effect various organs including lungs, thyroid gland, liver, eyes, skin, and nerves. The risk of adverse effects increases with high doses and prolonged use. We report a 54-year-old female who presented with multiorgan toxicity after 8 mo...

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Autores principales: Turk, Ugur, Turk, Bengu Gerceker, Yılmaz, Suzan Guven, Tuncer, Esref, Alioğlu, Emin, Dereli, Tugrul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4411629/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25949090
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-9233.154411
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author Turk, Ugur
Turk, Bengu Gerceker
Yılmaz, Suzan Guven
Tuncer, Esref
Alioğlu, Emin
Dereli, Tugrul
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description Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic medication that can adversely effect various organs including lungs, thyroid gland, liver, eyes, skin, and nerves. The risk of adverse effects increases with high doses and prolonged use. We report a 54-year-old female who presented with multiorgan toxicity after 8 months of low dose (200 mg/day) amiodarone treatment. The findings of confocal microscopy due to amiodarone-induced keratopathy are described. Amiodarone may cause multiorgan toxicity even at lower doses and for shorter treatment periods.
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spelling pubmed-44116292015-05-06 Amiodarone-Induced Multiorgan Toxicity with Ocular Findings on Confocal Microscopy Turk, Ugur Turk, Bengu Gerceker Yılmaz, Suzan Guven Tuncer, Esref Alioğlu, Emin Dereli, Tugrul Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol Case Report Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic medication that can adversely effect various organs including lungs, thyroid gland, liver, eyes, skin, and nerves. The risk of adverse effects increases with high doses and prolonged use. We report a 54-year-old female who presented with multiorgan toxicity after 8 months of low dose (200 mg/day) amiodarone treatment. The findings of confocal microscopy due to amiodarone-induced keratopathy are described. Amiodarone may cause multiorgan toxicity even at lower doses and for shorter treatment periods. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4411629/ /pubmed/25949090 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-9233.154411 Text en Copyright: © Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Turk, Ugur
Turk, Bengu Gerceker
Yılmaz, Suzan Guven
Tuncer, Esref
Alioğlu, Emin
Dereli, Tugrul
Amiodarone-Induced Multiorgan Toxicity with Ocular Findings on Confocal Microscopy
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title_full Amiodarone-Induced Multiorgan Toxicity with Ocular Findings on Confocal Microscopy
title_fullStr Amiodarone-Induced Multiorgan Toxicity with Ocular Findings on Confocal Microscopy
title_full_unstemmed Amiodarone-Induced Multiorgan Toxicity with Ocular Findings on Confocal Microscopy
title_short Amiodarone-Induced Multiorgan Toxicity with Ocular Findings on Confocal Microscopy
title_sort amiodarone-induced multiorgan toxicity with ocular findings on confocal microscopy
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4411629/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25949090
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-9233.154411
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