Sparfloxacin induced blue/black discoloration of all nails: report of three cases.
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Amiodarone is currently a widely prescribed medicine, being used in ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias and to maintain sinus rhythm in atrial fibrillation. The pathogenetic mechanism was thought to be metabolic rather than immunologic, because body tissues may act as a large reservoir of this drug under chronic administration, and several of the adverse effects of amiodarone are attributable to the deposition of amiodarone conjugated phospholipids in the tissues.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology
دوره 71 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005