Bronchiolitis obliterans organising pneumonia in patients taking acebutolol or amiodarone.
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Bronchiolitis obliterans organising pneumonia in patients taking acebutolol or amiodarone.
Two patients, treated with acebutolol and amiodarone respectively, developed a disease clinically, radiologically, and pathologically indistinguishable from bronchiolitis obliterans organising pneumonia. In one case recovery followed discontinuation of acebutolol; in the other case cessation of amiodarone had no effect, and corticosteroids were required. In addition to these patients, several c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.44.9.711