Interstitial lung disease (ILD) secondary to drug-induced lung injury is an increasingly
common cause of morbidity and mortality. The number of drugs associated with the …

The history of antiarrhythmic therapy reveals these agents to be associated with a high
incidence of toxicity. Although several agents have ocular effects, amiodarone is the most …

An evaluation of amiodarone as prophylactic treatment for supraventricular tachyarrhythmias
after pulmonary surgery was stopped because of a high incidence of the adult respiratory …

Although usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP)-like IP has been known as the most serious
complication of Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS), its pathologic features and …

Amiodarone is a commonly used anti-arrhythmic agent, withwell-recognized chronic toxicity.
Less well known is amiodarone'spotential to cause acute lung damage, which can be …

Background Amiodarone-induced pulmonary toxicity (APT) is the most serious side-effect of
amiodarone, and its detection and prevention are extremely important. This study was …

Lung injury is an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality in patients treated with cytotoxic
and noncytotoxic drugs. Prompt diagnosis is important because early drug-induced lung …

Various drugs are associated with adverse respiratory disorders (ARDs) ranging in severity
from mild, moderate to severe and even fatal. Cardioselective and nonselective β-blockers …

The mammalian lung is exposed to and affected by many airborne and bloodborne foreign
compounds. This review summarizes the role of lung in accumulation and metabolism of …

Aspiration of a medication in the airways in any form produces a variety of adverse effects,
both local and systemic. Furthermore, specific reaction of the airways to each type of pill …