Adverse effect of low-dose amiodarone mimicking pulmonary malignancy
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Adverse effect of low-dose amiodarone mimicking pulmonary malignancy.
A 74-year-old woman presented with a one-week history of persistent cough. A chest x-ray and computed tomography images revealed features mimicking lung cancer, which included a large solitary consolidation and hilar lymphadenopathy. She had received low-dose amiodarone (200 mg/day) for treatment of atrial fibrillation for more than 2.5 years. The tumour-like abnormalities did not disappear unt...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Angiology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1061-1711,1615-5939
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1278364