High liver density on CT imaging due to amiodarone toxicity
- 02.02.2018
- images in clinical medicine
Erschienen in:
- Verfasst von
- Dr. Philipp Pecnik
- Dr. Verena Ranftl
- Dr. Martin Windpessl
- Erschienen in
- Wiener klinische Wochenschrift | Ausgabe 5-6/2018
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A 73-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of vertigo and epigastric pain. He had a history of hypertension and atrial fibrillation, for which he took a thiazide diuretic and amiodarone (200 mg o.d.). The antiarrhythmic drug had been started 4 years earlier for rhythm control. Clinical examination was unremarkable. Laboratory results revealed hyponatremia, probably caused by the diuretic, but liver enzymes were normal. Hepatic ultrasound showed a hyperechoic parenchyma indicating steatosis. The diuretic was discontinued, the electrolyte imbalance improved and vertigo subsequently abated. …
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- Titel
- High liver density on CT imaging due to amiodarone toxicity
- Verfasst von
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Dr. Philipp Pecnik
Dr. Verena Ranftl
Dr. Martin Windpessl
- Publikationsdatum
- 02.02.2018
- Verlag
- Springer Vienna
- Erschienen in
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Wiener klinische Wochenschrift / Ausgabe 5-6/2018
Print ISSN: 0043-5325
Elektronische ISSN: 1613-7671 - DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-018-1319-y
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