Flecainide-induced pneumonitis: a case report.
Gauthier MoureauElies ZarroukDelphine HotonFranck Saint-MarcouxLidvine BolandVincent HaufroidPhilippe HantsonPublished in: Journal of medical case reports (2022)
Flecainide-induced lung injury has rarely been reported in the literature and remains a diagnosis of exclusion. The histological pattern of acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia has been previously observed with amiodarone. There are no firm guidelines for the treatment of acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia, but some patients may positively respond to corticosteroids.
Keyphrases
- respiratory failure
- drug induced
- liver failure
- end stage renal disease
- high glucose
- diabetic rats
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- systematic review
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- endothelial cells
- oxidative stress
- rheumatoid arthritis
- combination therapy
- systemic sclerosis
- hepatitis b virus
- replacement therapy