Open AccessThe blue child – amiodarone‐induced blue‐gray skin syndrome and pulmonary mass in a child
Author(s) -
Paech Christian,
Wagner Franziska,
Suchowerskyj Philipp,
Weidenbach Michael
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.483
Subject(s) - amiodarone , medicine , differential diagnosis , pneumonia , dermatology , pathology , atrial fibrillation
Key clinical message Adverse effects of amiodarone are rarely seen in pediatric patients, but may occur if amiodarone is applied for long‐term treatment. Two rather rare phenomena are blue‐gray skin pigmentation and pulmonary mass. They represent important differential diagnoses from more common clinical complications like pneumonia and drug‐induced toxic skin lesions.