AMIODARONE-INDUCED VASCULITIS AND A REVIEW OF THE CUTANEOUS SIDE-EFFECTS OF AMIODARONE

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作者
DOOTSON, G [1 ]
BYATT, C [1 ]
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[1] QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSP, DEPT MED ELDERLY, KINGS LYNN, NORFOLK, ENGLAND
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10.1111/j.1365-2230.1994.tb02701.x
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R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
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100206 ;
摘要
Amiodarone is a valuable agent, used in the management of intractable cardiac arrhythmias. Its widespread use persists despite a list of well recognized side-effects. Skin reactions are common, usually presenting as photosensitivity or less frequently as a blue/grey pigmentation on light-exposed sites. Leucocytoclastic vasculitis following treatment with amiodarone has been reported rarely. We describe a further case and briefly review the unwanted cutaneous manifestations of amiodarone therapy.
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