Lint: amiodarone-lung-1

"Patients typically present with progressive dyspnoea as the main symptom. Low-grade fever, dry cough, malaise, anorexia, pleurisy, thyroid dysfunction, photosensitivity and blurred vision due to corneal deposits have also been reported ^{2, 11}. In approximately a third of patients, the presentation may mimic pulmonary infection ⁶."

"Patients typically present with progressive dyspnoea as the main symptom. Low-grade fever, dry cough, malaise, anorexia, pleurisy, thyroid dysfunction, photosensitivity and blurred vision due to corneal deposits have also been reported ^{2, 11}. In approximately a third of patients, the presentation may mimic pulmonary infection ⁶."

"Amiodarone hydrochloride is a tri-iodinated antiarrhythmic, composed of 37% iodine by weight and structurally similar to thyroxine, which is widely distributed in adipose tissue, liver, spleen and lung. The elimination half-life is 6 months, and the metabolites are excreted in bile."

"Amiodarone accumulation increases tissue attenuation due to the iodine content. This is simply a marker of exposure and is seen in liver, spleen and atelectatic lung."

"high attenuation in atelectatic lung, in liver, spleen and heart"