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Amiodarone pigmentation, eye and thyroid alterations
Author(s) -
Bahadır S,
Apaydın R,
Çobanoılu Ü,
Kapıcıoılu Z,
Özoran Y,
Gökçe M,
Alpay K
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2000.00039.x
Subject(s) - medicine , amiodarone , thyroid , drug , hormone , dermatology , pharmacology , atrial fibrillation
Amiodarone is an effective cardiac antiarytmic drug. Long‐term, high dose use of the drug is associated with skin discolouration, corneal deposition and alterations in thyroid hormone levels. We present the case of a 61‐year‐old woman suffering from the combination of these three side‐effects.